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{{Short description|Island group in Nunavut, Canada}} |
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{{For|the large island that is part of the Commonwealth of Australia|Tasmania}} |
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| name = Tasmania Islands |
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| country = Canada |
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| country_admin_divisions_title = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Territory]] |
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| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = [[Regions of Nunavut|Region]] |
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| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Kitikmeot Region|Kitikmeot]] |
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The '''Tasmania Islands''' are uninhabited islands located in [[Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut|Kitikmeot Region]], [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]]. They are located in [[Franklin Strait]], west of the mainland's [[Boothia Peninsula]]. |
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The '''Tasmania Islands''' are a group of uninhabited islands located in the [[Kitikmeot Region]] of the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian territory]] of [[Nunavut]]. Part of the [[Arctic Archipelago]], the island's are located in [[Franklin Strait]], just west of [[Boothia Peninsula]], which is part of the mainland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canada Elevation Map|url=https://maps.canada.ca/czs/index-en.html|publisher=maps.canada.ca|date=|access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref> |
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The islands received their name in 1859 from arctic explorer [[Francis McClintock]], during [[McClintock Arctic expedition|his expedition]] to find evidence of the fate of [[Franklin's lost expedition]]. He named the islands at the request of [[Jane Franklin|Franklin's widow]], who sponsored his expedition. Franklin had been a popular governor of Tasmania, and significant funds had been raised from there for the several searches which Jane Franklin sponsored.<ref>{{cite book|last=McClintock|first=Francis|author-link=Francis Leopold McClintock|date=January 1881|title=Fate of Sir John Franklin: The Voyage of the ''Fox'' in the Arctic Seas in Search of Franklin and His Companions|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=ZuFKAAAAYAAJ&pcampaignid=books_web_aboutlink|location= |publisher=John Murray|page=220|isbn=}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Islands of the Kitikmeot Region}} |
{{Islands of the Kitikmeot Region}} |
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[[Category:Islands of Kitikmeot Region]] |
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[[Category:Canadian Arctic Archipelago]] |
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[[Category:Uninhabited islands of Kitikmeot Region]] |
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of Kitikmeot Region]] |
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{{KitikmeotNU-geo-stub}} |
{{KitikmeotNU-geo-stub}} |
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{{Canada-island-stub}} |
Latest revision as of 21:36, 14 October 2024
Geography | |
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Location | Franklin Strait |
Coordinates | 71°16′N 096°35′W / 71.267°N 96.583°W |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 47 km2 (18 sq mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Kitikmeot |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The Tasmania Islands are a group of uninhabited islands located in the Kitikmeot Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Part of the Arctic Archipelago, the island's are located in Franklin Strait, just west of Boothia Peninsula, which is part of the mainland.[2]
The islands received their name in 1859 from arctic explorer Francis McClintock, during his expedition to find evidence of the fate of Franklin's lost expedition. He named the islands at the request of Franklin's widow, who sponsored his expedition. Franklin had been a popular governor of Tasmania, and significant funds had been raised from there for the several searches which Jane Franklin sponsored.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Information on "Tasmania Islands" from the Atlas of Canada". Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "Canada Elevation Map". maps.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ McClintock, Francis (January 1881). Fate of Sir John Franklin: The Voyage of the Fox in the Arctic Seas in Search of Franklin and His Companions. John Murray. p. 220.