"Whale Island" and the Mackenzie Delta: Charted Errors and Unmapped Discoveries, 1789 to 1850

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Bredin, T.F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1962
• Subjects: Active layer; Canada; Garry; Garry Island; Mackenzie Bay; Mackenzie Delta; Pullen; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66607

Presents evidence that this island in Mackenzie Bay, northern Canada, on which Mackenzie camped in 1789 is the Garry Island at 69 29 N, 135 40 W where Franklin camped in 1825. Whale Island was described and drawn by Mackenzie. From his description, which did not agree with his drawing, it was mapped...