Northern Highlights of Canada's Centennial

Reports among other projects: Yellowknife was named Territorial Capital of the Northwest Territories, eleven first ascents of Centennial Range peaks were made; 22 men, airlifted into the area where Franklin's ships disappeared, searched King William Island and Boothia Peninsula for Sir John Fra...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: North America, Arctic Institute of
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1967
Subjects:
British Arctic Expedition
1875-1876
Expeditions
History
Lady Franklin Bay Expedition
1881-1884
Thule Expedition
2nd
1916-1918
Greenland
Arctic
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Canada
North Pole
King William Island
William Island
Lady Franklin Bay
Boothia Peninsula
Centennial Range
Franklin Bay
Polar Continental Shelf Project
Thule
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66347
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Summary:Reports among other projects: Yellowknife was named Territorial Capital of the Northwest Territories, eleven first ascents of Centennial Range peaks were made; 22 men, airlifted into the area where Franklin's ships disappeared, searched King William Island and Boothia Peninsula for Sir John Franklin's grave; and in May 1967, a group attached to the Polar Continental Shelf Project, of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Canada, carried out hydrographic, gravity, and astronomical investigations from drifting ice and near the North Pole.

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