Cape Stallworthy
Cape Stallworthy
Svartevaeg | |
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  Cape Stallworthy Location within Nunavut | |
| Coordinates: 81°23′N 93°30′W / 81.383°N 93.500°W[1] | |
| Location | Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada |
| Water bodies | Arctic Ocean |
Cape Stallworthy (formerly Svartevaeg, also known as Svartevoeg[3]) is the northernmost point of Axel Heiberg Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.
Introduction
Originally named Svartevaeg ("black wall") by Otto Sverdrup,[4][5] it was later renamed in honour of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Harry Stallworthy, who was an Arctic explorer.[6][7]
Cape Stallworthy is sometimes confused with Cape Thomas Hubbard on the opposite side of Eetookashoo Bay.
It is 520 miles (840 km) from the North Pole.
Geology
According to the Geological Survey of Canada (1991): "The sediments consist predominantly of shale, cross-bedded sandstone and conglomerate; the oolitic algal limestone and calcareous mudstone typical of the Grinnell locality are absent."[8]
Explorers
Frederick Cook began his 1908 North Pole journey from the cape.[5][9] During this exploration, Cook noted that as he neared Svartevaeg, the carboniferous formation became more evident. He made several trips about Svartevaeg, studying the ice and land, finding better game just south of Svartevaeg Cliffs.[10]
On June 28, 1906, Robert E. Peary planted the American flag at Cape Stallworthy (then known as Cape Thomas Hubbard) and left a stash of notes.[11] In 1914, during the Crocker Land Expedition, Donald Baxter MacMillan, Fitzhugh Green Sr., and two guides searched for Sverdrup's records that had been left behind at Cape Stallworthy.[3]
References
- ↑ "Cape Stallworthy". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "Cape Stallworthy". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- 1 2 Dick, Lyle (2001). Muskox Land: Ellesmere Island in the Age of Contact. University of Calgary Press. pp. 291, 390. ISBN 978-1-55238-050-5. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ Mills, William James (11 December 2003). Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia - 2 volumes. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-57607-423-7. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- 1 2 Kobalenko, Jerry (August 2010). The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island. BPS Books. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-1-926645-17-9. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "Stallworthy, Harry, 1895-1976". University of Calgary. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ (18 October 2001). The Mountie with his own cape Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
- ↑ Geological Survey of Canada (1991). Bulletin. Geological Survey of Canada. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-660-13753-7. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mountain ranges appear (Continued from preceding page)". The Boston Globe. 1 November 1998. p. 270. Retrieved 27 May 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ United States Congress (1917). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 49–66. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "This tattered flag". Chattanooga Daily Times. 27 January 1963. p. 6. Retrieved 27 May 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- 1906 photo of Adm. Peary planting the American flag at Cape Stallworthy, Canada, The Miami Herald, 27 January 1963, via Newspapers.com, photo copyright Marie Peary Stafford.