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Report on the dominion government expedition to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands on board the D.G.S. Neptune 1903-1904

Title
Report on the dominion government expedition to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands on board the D.G.S. Neptune 1903-1904 / by A.P. Low.
Author
Low, A. P. (Albert Peter), 1861-1942.
Publication
Ottawa : Govt. Print. Bureau, 1906.

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Additional Authors
Canada. Department of Marine and Fisheries.
Description
xvii, 355, [1] pages, 51 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm
Summary
Narrative of an expedition to patrol Canadian waters and establish government stations; chapters on history, Eskimos, and geology.
Alternative Title
  • Cruise of the Neptune
  • Dominion government expedition to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands
Subject
  • Neptune (Steamship)
  • Discoveries in geography
  • Travel
  • Hudson Bay Region > Description and travel
  • Arctic Archipelago (Nunavut and N.W.T.) > Description and travel
  • Canada > Discovery and exploration
  • Canada
  • Canada > Arctic Archipelago
  • Hudson Bay Region
Note
  • Submitted to the Minister of Marine and Fisheries of Canada.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-342) and index.
Contents
Voyage to the bay -- Winter quarters at Fullerton -- Summer cruise of the Neptune -- Historical summary -- Arctic islands -- Eskimos -- Geology -- Whaling -- Navigation of Hudson Bay -- Appendices: Meteorological observations. List of birds and eggs collected. List of plants collected. Notes on the fossils collected. List of the principal works and papers consulted in the preparation of the Report. Notes on the physical condition of the Eskimos.
LCCN
07005706
OCLC
  • ocm17284367
  • 17284367
  • SCSB-1380619
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library