Craig Harbour Explained

Craig Harbour (76.2069°N -81°W) is an abandoned settlement in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on Ellesmere Island, on the north shore of Jones Sound, southeast of Grise Fiord.

In 1922, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment was established at Craig Harbour, named in honour of Dr. John D. Craig, expedition commander.^[1] The site was selected as Smith Island protected the harbour from moving pack ice, and the nearby mouth of Jones Sound made the harbour's navigation accessible.^[2] The outpost was closed in the 1930s, and re-opened in 1951 at the start of the Cold War.^[3]

See also

• List of communities in Nunavut

Notes and References

1. Book: Grant, Shelagh . Arctic Justice: On Trial for Murder, Pond Inlet, 1923 . McGill-Queen's Press. 2005 . McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. 130, 137. 0-7735-2929-2.
2. Book: Dick, Lyle . Muskox land: Ellesmere Island in the age of contact . University of Calgary Press. 2001 . Volume 5 of Parks and heritage series. 277. 1-55238-050-5.
3. Book: McGrath, Melanie . The long exile: a tale of Inuit betrayal and survival in the high Arctic . Random House, Inc.. 2007 . Vintage Series. 81. 978-1-4000-3288-4.