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Arctic sovereignty

In April 1897 William Wakeham commanded an expedition charged with two tasks: reassessing the span of time during which the Hudson Strait was free of ice; and asserting Canadian rights over Baffin Island and the Arctic Archipelago. Wakeham faithfully fulfilled the second part of his mission by proclaiming Canadian sovereignty over these territories at Kekerton, Baffin Island, on 17 Aug. 1897.

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Arctic Sovereignty - The Canadian Encyclopedia. Content archived on 9 Dec. 2024
CA-US-Arctic sovereignty/prb0834
Canada's Arctic Foreign Policy. Content archived on 26 June 2022 (original link)
Canada’s Arctic sovereignty on thin ice | News & Events | University of Calgary
Lackenbauer.ca | Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security: Historical Perspectives
Territorial claims in the Arctic - Wikipedia
Twitter
What exactly do we mean by Canadian arctic sovereignty and is it at risk? – Canadian Naval Review

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