Location Northern Canada Region Qikiqtaaluk Region | Territory Nunavut Population Uninhabited | |
Island groups Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Queen Elizabeth Islands | ||
Norman Lockyer Island is located off the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island, and a part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Situated in Princess Marie Bay just in front of Franklin Pierce Bay, north of Bache Peninsula, Norman Lockyer Island is within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
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Map of Norman Lockyer Island, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, Canada
History
It is named in honor of the English scientist and astronomer Joseph Norman Lockyer.
In 1882, Norman Lockyer Island was the most northerly point reached by the relief vessel, the Neptune, trying to reach Adolphus Greely's Lady Franklin Expedition.
References
Norman Lockyer Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA