Cape Sabine

Cape Sabine is a land point on Pim Island, off the eastern shores of the Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, in the Smith Sound, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.

Cape Sabine
LocationPim Island,
Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut,  Canada
Coordinates78°43′55″N 74°6′0″W
Offshore water bodiesSmith Sound
AreaArctic

History

The cape was named after Arctic explorer Sir Edward Sabine (1788–1883), was the site of the winter camp of Adolphus Greely and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition in 1883–1884.[1]

Notable people

References

  1. Guttridge, Leonard F. (2000-09-01). "Ghosts of Cape Sabine: the harrowing true story of the Greely expedition". Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary. Retrieved 2008-04-14.


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