Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic: The Neptune Expedition of 1903-04

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Ross, W. Gillies
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1976
• Subjects: Age; Amphipoda; Animal food; Animal mortality; Beluga whales; Biological sampling; Internal organs; Necropsy; Polar bears; Predation; Cunningham Inlet region; Nunavut; Arctic; Canada; Cunningham Inlet; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Beluga; Beluga*; eskimo*; musk ox
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65846

Prior to 1903, Canada did not effectively exercise jurisdiction over its Arctic territories, where men of various nationalities carried out whaling, hunting, trading and mining without any restriction. The Dominion Government Expedition of 1903-04 on board the Neptune constituted the first significa...