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TTIE ARCTIC C]RCUIAR VOL. )O(/l NO. 2 Jure, 1978<br />
l{hale Point: W. side Roes lrlelcrcnre Sor:rd 640\2' 88qor' 55'<br />
Tkris is a corn4:tion of Whalebone Point, narcd \z John Scroggs<br />
of ttre Hudson's Bay Ccnpany tn L722. Although it nay have<br />
originated from trade wittr the Inuit, it nrrre'likely recogrnized<br />
Scroggs' sloop, the WHALEBONE.<br />
Depot Islard: N. of Ctrestenfield Intet 63047' ggo53'<br />
Alttrough recorded by c.F. HaIl in his 1864-69 expedition, tJte<br />
rurrre can be traced back to tlre New Erglard lrlhalers in 1851.<br />
Depot Island was a winter base for vftalers in Hudson Bay, ard with<br />
ie bneakirq r4l in mld-July, it had a ncntJr's advantage over sumer<br />
sailing frcrn Repulse Bay.<br />
North Spicer Islard:<br />
South spic.er Islard:<br />
Era Is1ard:<br />
Foxe Basin<br />
69033'<br />
69916'<br />
68015'<br />
79o45'<br />
79052'<br />
79035'<br />
Arong the British and Arerican wtralers pursuirg ttre bcnatread<br />
frcm 1860-1915 tJ-e deepest per€tration into Fo:
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