A.H. Joy (1887-1932)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Harington, C.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1982
• Subjects: Autopsy; Biographies; Dogsledding; Ethnographic collections; Explorers; Geography; History; Joy; Alfred Herbert; 1887-1932; Judicial systems; Natural history; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Strokes; Travels; Canadian Arctic Islands; N.W.T; Queen Elizabeth Islands; N.W.T./Nunavut; Arctic; Bache Peninsula; Baffin Island; Canada; Cape Crauford; Craig Harbour; Devon Island; Dundas; Dundas Harbour; Ellesmere Island; Eureka; Eureka Sound; Igloolik; Lancaster Sound; Nunavut; Peary; Pond Inlet; Baffin; eskimo*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65422

Inspector Alfred Herbert Joy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is best known for a remarkable 1800-mile (2900-km) patrol by dogsled across the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in 1929. He had a keen interest in and extensive knowledge of the Arctic, its wildlife and people, and was dedicated...