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Boothia Peninsula , 12,483 sq mi (32,331 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada; the northernmost (71°58′N) tip of the North American mainland. It is almost an island, being connected with the mainland only by the narrow Isthmus of Boothia. Topographically and in climate it is like the islands of the Arctic Archipelago . A narrow strait separates it in the north from Somerset Island. To the east the Gulf of Boothia separates it from Baffin Island. It is virtually uninhabited except for a few hundred settlers at Spence Bay and Thom Bay. The peninsula was discovered and explored (1829-33) by John Ross , the British explorer, and named for a patron of the expedition, Sir Felix Booth. Near the southwest end the expedition of Sir John Franklin , the British explorer, ended in tragedy. Roald Amundsen , a Norwegian, explored the peninsula in 1903-5.
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In the footsteps of forgotten pioneer
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman KAREN MCVEIGH July 2, 2004 700+ words ...limits of human endurance to map 500 miles of uncharted territory. They named it "Boothia Peninsula" - after their patron, the distiller Sir Felix Booth. Ms Cox has undertaken military fitness training for the journey, alongside the rest... |
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A further right of Passage
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo Chris Lloyd October 20, 2007 700+ words ...first to locate the magnetic north pole on a piece of land that Ross called the Boothia Peninsula.HHE named the peninsula after the wealthy gin manufacturer Felix Booth who had sponsored his expedition. Indeed, he was so grateful to Booth for... |
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Frozen Treasures
Magazine article from: Natural History Eber, Dorothy Harley May 1, 2009 700+ words ...There's a stretch of the Boothia Peninsula in the heart of the Canadian...named Felix Harbour on the Boothia Peninsula. (Ross named many points...sponsor, the gin manufacturer Felix Booth.) There he promptly jettisoned... |
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Sir John Franklin's last Arctic expedition: a chapter in the history of the...
Magazine article from: Arctic December 1, 1997 700+ words ...stories of encounters with sick and starving white men west of Boothia Peninsula, recorded by John Rae, James Anderson, Francis M'Clintock...expedition that was privately sponsored by the "gin baron" Felix Booth. Accompanied by his nephew, James Clark Ross, ... |
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Sir John Ross
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...but turned back after exploring Baffin Bay. Financed by Sir Felix Booth, he commanded a second search expedition (1829-33), in the course of which he discovered Boothia Peninsula, the Gulf of Boothia, and King William Island and explored... |
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