Cocked Hat Island Explained

Cocked Hat Island
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Northern Canada
Coordinates:78.7833°N -108°W
Archipelago:Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Territory
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Qikiqtaaluk Region
Population:Uninhabited

Cocked Hat Island, located off the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island, is a part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The island is located within the Arctic Archipelago, and is a part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.

Cocked Hat Island, shaped like a cocked hat, is located 6km (04miles) north northwest from Pim Island.

History

Adolphus Greely's Lady Franklin Bay Expedition tried to land on Cocked Hat Island in 1883 after spending two months moving southward from their Fort Conger site. Because of ice and wind, they were pushed to Cape Sabine 6km (04miles) further south on nearby Pim Island.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cocked Hat Ventures, LLC . 2008-04-21 . Clark . Geoffrey . cocked-hat.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20071104144719/http://www.cocked-hat.com/about/ . 2007-11-04 . dead .