Vesey Hamilton Island

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Vesey Hamilton Island
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Vesey Hamilton Island
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 76°55′N109°11′W / 76.917°N 109.183°W / 76.917; -109.183 (Vesey Hamilton Island)
Archipelago Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Vesey Hamilton Island is an island of the Arctic Archipelago, in the territory of Nunavut. [1] It lies in the Hazen Strait, north of Melville Island.

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History

The island was first surveyed and named for himself by the Royal Navy officer Richard Vesey Hamilton. [2] [3] Hamilton carried out a survey of the island while serving on the ship HMS Resolute. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Vesey Hamilton Island". Place names, Canadian Government. 1910-06-30. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  2. 1 2 Parkinson, Jonathan (2018-02-20). The Royal Navy, China Station: 1864 - 1941. Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 139. ISBN   978-1-78803-521-7.
  3. ↑ Markham, Clements Robert (2012-08-23). The Royal Geographical Society and the Arctic Expedition of 1875-76. Cambridge University Press. p. 21. ISBN   978-1-108-04971-9.
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