Cape Sabine Explained

Cape Sabine
Type:Cape
Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Map Relief:yes
Location:Pim Island,
Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut,
Water Bodies:Smith Sound
Coordinates:78.7319°N -74.1°W
Area:Arctic

Cape Sabine is a land point on Pim Island, off the eastern shores of the Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, in the Smith Sound, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.

History

The cape was named after Arctic explorer Sir Edward Sabine (1788–1883), was the site of the winter camp of Adolphus Greely and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition in 1883–1884.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghosts of Cape Sabine: the harrowing true story of the Greely expedition . 2008-04-14 . Guttridge . Leonard F. . 2000-09-01 . Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary.