Fort Collinson | |
Other Name: | Fort Brabant |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Northwest Territories |
Caption: | Fort Collinson on the northwest coast of Victoria Island |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Northwest Territories |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Inuvik |
Type: | Trading post |
Established Title: | Built |
Established Date: | 1928 |
Established Title1: | Closed |
Established Date1: | 1939 |
Founder: | Hudson's Bay Company |
Named For: | Richard Collinson |
Fort Collinson was a trading post operated by the Hudson's Bay Company (Post Number B.405)[1] located on Victoria Island in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is situated on the Prince Albert Peninsula on the north side of Walker Bay, just north of Minto Inlet.[2]
Previously known as Fort Brabant,[3] the post opened in 1928 when it was moved from its prior location at Alaervik on the north side of Prince Albert Sound.[2] [4]
Named in honour of Sir Richard Collinson, an English naval officer and explorer of the Arctic, the post closed in 1939 when it was transferred to Holman, now Ulukhaktok.[2] [4]
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