W.J.S. Pullen (1818 [sic]-1887)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Pullen, H.F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1982
• Subjects: Biographies; Expeditions; Explorers; Heritage sites; History; Pullen; William John Samuel; Vice Admiral; 1813-1887; Search for Franklin; Bathurst; Cape; waters; N.W.T; Canadian Beaufort Sea; Erebus and Terror Bay; Nunavut; Fundy; Bay of; New Brunswick/Nova Scotia; Hooper Island (69 41 N; 134 53 W) waters; Lancaster Sound; Mackenzie River region; Pullen Island; Saint John River; New Brunswick; Alaskan Beaufort Sea; Arctic; Mackenzie River; Great Slave Lake; Fort McPherson; North Star; York Factory; Erebus; Beechey Island; Wellington Channel; Terror Bay; Beaufort Sea; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65403

Pullen had a long career as a naval officer and surveyor. He was persuaded to leave the Navy for a time, in which he was employed by the Surveyor General of South Australia. He later rejoined the Royal Navy and surveyed the Saint John River and Bay of Fundy. He was then appointed as first lieutenant...