Cape Hoppner Explained

Cape Hoppner is a land point on Melville Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. It juts into the southern section of Liddon Gulf across from Barry Bay.

The cape was named in honor of the Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer Henry Parkyns Hoppner.^{[1] [2]}

References

• The Atlas of Canada

External links

• 1856 Chart of Arctic Sea: Melville Sound

74.9839°N -112.8689°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Ontario Historical Society . Ontario History . 1910 . Kraus Reprint Co. . Millwood, N.Y. . 22735988 . henry p. hoppner. . 44.
2. Book: Taylor, Isaac . Names and Their Histories: A Handbook of Historical Geography and Topographical Nomenclature . 1898 . Rivingtons . London . 4161840 . HP Hoppner. . 149.