Umingmalik
Umingmalik formerly Gateshead Island is an island located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. Located in M'Clintock Channel, the area of Gateshead Island is around 220 km (85 sq mi). It is an important polar bear denning area.
This is a different island than the one visited by Richard Collinson, commanding HMS Enterprise, while searching for John Franklin.
References
- ^ Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names - Umingmalik". www4.rncan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "Gateshead Island". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "Polar Bear Denning Area at Gateshead Island, Northwest Territories" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
- ^ Barr, William (2007-06-01). "Chapter 13. Results and Reactions, Then and Later". Arctic Hell-Ship: The Voyage of HMS Enterprise 1850-1855. The University of Alberta Press. pp. 235. ISBN 978-0-88864-472-5.
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