Clapperton Island

Clapperton Island is located in Northwest Territories, Canada, within Franklin Bay. It is 14 miles (23 km) from Cape Lyon. The island was named by John Franklin in honor of the explorer, Hugh Clapperton. It is composed of limestone, and is skirted by detached rocks.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Franklin, John (1828). Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of The Polar Sea in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827 (Public domain ed.). John Murray. pp. 239–. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

Coordinates: 69°42′01″N 123°57′08″W / 69.7002°N 123.9523°W / 69.7002; -123.9523

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