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King William Island (French: Île du Roi-Guillaume; previously: King William Land; Inuktitut: Qikiqtaq) [3] is an island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, which is part of the Arctic Archipelago. In area it is between 12,516 km 2 (4,832 sq mi) [ 4 ] and 13,111 km 2 (5,062 sq mi) [ 5 ] making it the 61st-largest island in the world and Canada ...
However, in 1997 before either wreck was discovered but in the belief that the wrecks must be within Canadian waters, the United Kingdom had entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Canada, that Canada could own the wrecks. In 1999, Canada created the new territory of Nunavut as part of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Gjoa Haven (/ ˌ dʒ oʊ ˈ h eɪ v ən /; Inuktitut: Uqsuqtuuq, syllabics: ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Inuktitut pronunciation: [uq.suq.tuːq], meaning "lots of fat", referring to the abundance of sea mammals in the nearby waters; French pronunciation: [ɡʒɔa avɑ̃] or [ɡʒɔa evən]) is an Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in the Kitikmeot Region, 1,056 km (656 mi ...
The Northwest Passage Territorial Park is located at Gjoa Haven, on King William Island, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada.The park consists of six areas that show in part the history of the exploration of the Northwest Passage and the first successful passage by Roald Amundsen in the Gjøa.
The bay was one of a series of landmarks along the waters explored by John Franklin during his lost expedition between 1845 and 1848. [3] The bay has the same name as HMS Terror, one of the two ships of the expedition. [4]
Nattilik Heritage Centre is a museum in Gjoa Haven, King William Island, Nunavut, Canada. It presents the history and culture of the local Inuit. It presents the history and culture of the local Inuit.
In June 1981, Owen Beattie, a professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta, began the 1845–1848 Franklin Expedition Forensic Anthropology Project (FEFAP) when he and his team of researchers and field assistants travelled from Edmonton to King William Island, traversing the island's western coast as Franklin's men did 132 years before.
Adelaide Peninsula (Iluilik), [1] ancestral home to the Illuilirmiut Inuit, [2] is a large peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. It is located at south of King William Island. Its namesake is Queen Adelaide, consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom.