Cape Thomas Hubbard Explained
Cape Thomas Hubbard is a headland located in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. Projecting into the Arctic Ocean, it is situated on the northern tip of Axel Heiberg Island, 320miles from Etah, Greenland.[1]
History
It was reached by Robert Peary in June 1906, and was the starting point of Donald B. MacMillan's search for nonexistent Crocker Land in April 1914.[2]
The cape was named by Peary in honor of General Thomas Hamlin Hubbard, president of the Peary Arctic Club in New York, who was one of Peary's financial contributors[3] [4] and a fellow alumni of Bowdoin College.[5]
References
81.3675°N -94.1186°W
Notes and References
- Book: Rose, Lisle A. . Explorer: The Life of Richard E. Byrd. University of Missouri Press. 2008. 86. 978-0826217820.
- Book: Mills, William James . Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. 2003. 45. 1576074226.
- Web site: AXEL HEIBERG ISLAND . wildernessresearch.org . 2008-11-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050920171258/http://www.wildernessresearch.org/areas.htm . September 20, 2005 .
- News: Peary's Proof Independent. September 26, 1909. The New York Times. 2008-11-28 .
- Web site: Known as the Hubbard Sledge. bowdoin.edu. 2008-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194316/http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005262.shtml#. 2015-09-23. dead.