The Arctic Exploits of Dr. Octave Pavy

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Wamsley, Douglas W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2015
• Subjects: Pavy; Greely; Howgate; Gulnare; Lambert; Doane; Silas Bent; Lady Franklin Bay; Cape Sabine; Open Polar Sea; baie Lady Franklin; cap Sabine; mer polaire ouverte; Arctic; Arctique*; Franklin Bay; International Polar Year
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67494

Dr. Octave Pierre Pavy served as the physician for the ill-fated Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881 – 84, one of two expeditions supported by the United States during the First International Polar Year. He was one of 18 members of the expedition who died at the tragic camp at Cape Sabine while awa...