Grinnell_Peninsula

Grinnell Peninsula

Grinnell Peninsula

Peninsula on Devon Island in Nunavut, Canada


Grinnell Peninsula is a peninsula of northwestern Devon Island in Nunavut, Canada.

It was sighted by the First Grinnell Expedition in 1850 and named "Grinnell Land" after Henry Grinnell, who had co-financed the expedition.[1] The expedition leaders were uncertain at the time if the new land was part of Devon Island, Cornwallis Island, or a previously uncharted island or northern continent.[2]:197 The name was not universally recognized, as British Admiralty charts of 1851 listed it as "Albert Land" (after Prince Albert) based on Royal Navy observations.[2]:203–207


References

  1. Martin, Constance (June 1984). "Elisha Kent Kane (1820–1857)". Arctic. 37 (2). Arctic Institute of North America: 178–179. doi:10.14430/arctic2187.

76°40′N 095°00′W


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