Nookapingwa (1893-1956)
Nookapingwa was one of the best hunters and most experienced dogsled travellers in northernmost Canada and Greenland during the first half of the 20th century. He played a crucial role in the European exploration of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and northern Greenland, having acted as a guide and hunt...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64706 2023-05-15T14:19:13+02:00 Nookapingwa (1893-1956) Harington, C.R. 1989-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64706 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64706/48620 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64706 ARCTIC; Vol. 42 No. 2 (1989): June: 85–187; 163-165 1923-1245 0004-0843 Biographies Dogsledding Expeditions Exploration Geographical names Geological exploration History Hunting Mapping Nookapingwa 1893-1956 Polar Eskimos Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sleds Survival Koch Lauge 1892-1964 Canadian Arctic Islands Nordgrønland Queen Elizabeth Islands N.W.T./Nunavut info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion other 1989 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:53Z Nookapingwa was one of the best hunters and most experienced dogsled travellers in northernmost Canada and Greenland during the first half of the 20th century. He played a crucial role in the European exploration of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and northern Greenland, having acted as a guide and hunter for such explorers, scientists and government officials as Donald B. MacMillan, Lauge Koch, officers for the royal Canadian Mounted Police (notably Inspector A.H. Joy and Staff-Sergeant H.W. Stallworthy), Edward Shackleton and David Haig-Thomas. He was instrumental in many of their achievements and sometimes their survival. Nookapingwa was born in the summer of 1893 in the Thule district of northern Greenland. . [This profile chronicles his participation in and contribution to various expeditions in and around Greenland and the District of Franklin. He was renowned for his ability to hunt, to navigate through difficult terrain and conditions and survival skills.] Several geographic features have been named after Nookapingwa: Nookap Island (off th north coast of Devon Island); Mount Nukap (1783 m) and Nukap Glacier (both near the head of Gilman Glacier, northern Ellesmere Island); Nukapingwa Glacier and Nukapinwa River (north of Borup Fiord, northern Ellesmere Island). Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Devon Island Ellesmere Island eskimo* glacier glacier* Greenland Nordgrønland Nunavut Queen Elizabeth Islands Thule University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Nunavut Ellesmere Island Shackleton Canada Greenland Devon Island ENVELOPE(-88.000,-88.000,75.252,75.252) Borup Fiord ENVELOPE(-83.415,-83.415,80.619,80.619) Gilman Glacier ENVELOPE(-70.610,-70.610,80.099,80.099) Nukapingwa Glacier ENVELOPE(-82.964,-82.964,80.881,80.881) Mount Nukap ENVELOPE(-70.610,-70.610,82.185,82.185) Nookap Island ENVELOPE(-87.617,-87.617,75.585,75.585) Nukap Glacier ENVELOPE(-70.787,-70.787,82.169,82.169) ARCTIC 42 2 |
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Nookapingwa was one of the best hunters and most experienced dogsled travellers in northernmost Canada and Greenland during the first half of the 20th century. He played a crucial role in the European exploration of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and northern Greenland, having acted as a guide and hunter for such explorers, scientists and government officials as Donald B. MacMillan, Lauge Koch, officers for the royal Canadian Mounted Police (notably Inspector A.H. Joy and Staff-Sergeant H.W. Stallworthy), Edward Shackleton and David Haig-Thomas. He was instrumental in many of their achievements and sometimes their survival. Nookapingwa was born in the summer of 1893 in the Thule district of northern Greenland. . [This profile chronicles his participation in and contribution to various expeditions in and around Greenland and the District of Franklin. He was renowned for his ability to hunt, to navigate through difficult terrain and conditions and survival skills.] Several geographic features have been named after Nookapingwa: Nookap Island (off th north coast of Devon Island); Mount Nukap (1783 m) and Nukap Glacier (both near the head of Gilman Glacier, northern Ellesmere Island); Nukapingwa Glacier and Nukapinwa River (north of Borup Fiord, northern Ellesmere Island). |
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ENVELOPE(-88.000,-88.000,75.252,75.252) ENVELOPE(-83.415,-83.415,80.619,80.619) ENVELOPE(-70.610,-70.610,80.099,80.099) ENVELOPE(-82.964,-82.964,80.881,80.881) ENVELOPE(-70.610,-70.610,82.185,82.185) ENVELOPE(-87.617,-87.617,75.585,75.585) ENVELOPE(-70.787,-70.787,82.169,82.169) |
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Arctic Arctic Devon Island Ellesmere Island eskimo* glacier glacier* Greenland Nordgrønland Nunavut Queen Elizabeth Islands Thule |
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Arctic Arctic Devon Island Ellesmere Island eskimo* glacier glacier* Greenland Nordgrønland Nunavut Queen Elizabeth Islands Thule |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 42 No. 2 (1989): June: 85–187; 163-165 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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