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==Exploration== |
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During the [[British Arctic Expedition]] of 1875 under [[George Nares]], ancient [[cairn]]s were found on [[Washington Irving Island]] ({{coord|79|34|N|73|00|W|region:CA-NU_type:waterbody_scale:500000|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|OARQI|Washington Irving Island|date=10 July 2024}}</ref>|name=Washington Irving Island}}), located in the mouth of the bay.<ref name="McCullough">{{cite journal|last=McCullough|first=K. |author2=Schledermann, P. |date=Oct 1999|title=Mystery cairns of Washington Irving Island |journal=[[Polar Record]]|volume=35|issue=195|pages=289–298 |doi=10.1017/s0032247400015643|url=http://www.aina.ucalgary.ca/scripts/minisa.dll/144/proe/propub/au+mccullough,+k*+and+rt+any+p?COMMANDSEARCH}}</ref> |
During the [[British Arctic Expedition]] of 1875 under [[George Nares]], ancient [[cairn]]s were found on [[Washington Irving Island]] ({{coord|79|34|N|73|00|W|region:CA-NU_type:waterbody_scale:500000|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|OARQI|Washington Irving Island|date=10 July 2024}}</ref>|name=Washington Irving Island}}), located in the mouth of the bay.<ref name="McCullough">{{cite journal|last=McCullough|first=K. |author2=Schledermann, P. |date=Oct 1999|title=Mystery cairns of Washington Irving Island |journal=[[Polar Record]]|volume=35|issue=195|pages=289–298 |doi=10.1017/s0032247400015643|bibcode=1999PoRec..35..289M |url=http://www.aina.ucalgary.ca/scripts/minisa.dll/144/proe/propub/au+mccullough,+k*+and+rt+any+p?COMMANDSEARCH}}</ref> |
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The area was also explored by [[Adolphus Greely]] during his [[Lady Franklin Bay Expedition]] of 1881–1884.<ref name="Greely">{{cite book|last=Greely|first=Adolphus Washington|author-link=Adolphus Greely |title=Three years of Arctic service: an account of the Lady Franklin bay expedition of 1881-84, and the attainment of the farthest north|publisher=[[Charles Scribner's Sons]]|year=1886|volume=2|pages=104|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=btSfAAAAMAAJ&q=%22dobbin+bay%22&pg=PA104|isbn=0-665-08089-1|access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref> |
The area was also explored by [[Adolphus Greely]] during his [[Lady Franklin Bay Expedition]] of 1881–1884.<ref name="Greely">{{cite book|last=Greely|first=Adolphus Washington|author-link=Adolphus Greely |title=Three years of Arctic service: an account of the Lady Franklin bay expedition of 1881-84, and the attainment of the farthest north|publisher=[[Charles Scribner's Sons]]|year=1886|volume=2|pages=104|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=btSfAAAAMAAJ&q=%22dobbin+bay%22&pg=PA104|isbn=0-665-08089-1|access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 03:41, 12 August 2024
| Dobbin Bay | |
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 HMS Alert in Dobbin Bay, 1875 | |
  Dobbin Bay | |
| Location | Kane Basin, Nares Strait |
| Coordinates | 79°45′N 73°45′W / 79.750°N 73.750°W[1] |
| Ocean/sea sources | Arctic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Settlements | Uninhabited |
Dobbin Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Kane Basin, Nares Strait by eastern Ellesmere Island, south of the Darling Peninsula.
Exploration
[edit]During the British Arctic Expedition of 1875 under George Nares, ancient cairns were found on Washington Irving Island (79°34′N 73°00′W / 79.567°N 73.000°W[2]), located in the mouth of the bay.[3]
The area was also explored by Adolphus Greely during his Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881–1884.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dobbin Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Washington Irving Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 10 July 2024.
- ^ McCullough, K.; Schledermann, P. (October 1999). "Mystery cairns of Washington Irving Island". Polar Record. 35 (195): 289–298. Bibcode:1999PoRec..35..289M. doi:10.1017/s0032247400015643.
- ^ Greely, Adolphus Washington (1886). Three years of Arctic service: an account of the Lady Franklin bay expedition of 1881-84, and the attainment of the farthest north. Vol. 2. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 104. ISBN 0-665-08089-1. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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