Calton Point or Catton Point? A Misprinted Toponym on the Yukon Coast

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Burn, C.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2013
• Subjects: Calton Point; Catton Point; John Franklin; Arctic toponymy; Herschel Island; toponymie de l’Arctique; île Herschel; Arctic; Canada; Kendall; Workboat Passage; Yukon; Herschel
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67379

Capt. John Franklin’s account of his journey along the western Arctic coast of North America presents two spellings of the toponym he gave to the point at the eastern end of Workboat Passage, the strait between Herschel Island and the mainland. “Pt. Catton” is printed in the text, and “Pt. Calton” o...