Northern News

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: North America, Arctic Institute of
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1956
• Subjects: Age; Animal food; Animal migration; Animal physiology; Atlantic salmon; Biological sampling; Brook trout; Cairns; Franklin; Sir John; 1786-1847; Hunting; Lake trout; Lake whitefish; Logistics; Longnose sucker; Measurement; Metabolism; Microclimatology; Necropsy; Oxygen; Plant collections; Plant distribution; Plants (Biology); Research; Research personnel; Research stations; Round whitefish; Scales (Fishes); Science; Size; Waterfowl; Britannia; Cape; Nunavut; North America; Grande Rivière; La; region; Québec; Sakami; Lac; Eastmain; Rivière; Opinaca; George; Antarctic regions; Antarctic; Arctic; Cairn; Cape Britannia; Fort George; Hunting Lake; La Grande Rivière; Rivière Opinaca; The Antarctic; Antarc*; The Arctic Institute
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66850

The news includes: 1) an item on "the forgotten cairn" (Cape Britannia, Nunavut) where Noel Wright thinks there is still a chance of discovering a despatch from Sir John Franklin; 2) a description of the Arctic Institute of North America's waterfowl research project; 3) a report by Father Earnest Lepage on his botanical exploration along the Fort George River (La Grande Rivière), Sakami Lake, and Eastmain River; 4) details of biological work on Atlantic salmon and other fishes from the George River, northern Québec by G. Power; and 5) an announcement that opportunities exist for scientists, engineers, and technicians in the Antarctic program planned by the U.S. National Committee for the International Geophysical Year 1957-1958.