Cape Barrow (Nunavut) Explained

Cape Barrow
Type:Cape
Map:Canada Nunavut
Location:Nunavut, Canada
Water Bodies:Coronation Gulf, Bathurst Inlet
Coordinates:68.0167°N -118°W

Cape Barrow is a cape which separates Coronation Gulf from Bathurst Inlet in Nunavut, Canada. It is named in honour of the Arctic explorer Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, and is referred to as Haninnek by the local Inuit.[1]

Along with Cape Flinders, it was named in 1821 by Sir John Franklin.[2]

References

  1. Recent Explorations on the Canadian Arctic Coast, Rudolph Martin Anderson, Geographical Review, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct., 1917)
  2. Book: McGoogan, Ken. Fatal Passage: The Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot. Basic Books. 2003. 139. 0-7867-1156-6.