Arctic Heritage
24 articles
Captain Christian Theodore Pedersen
Captain Christian Theodore Pedersen 1925 (With permision from Saltwater People Historical Society (S.P.H.S.))
Scotty Gall
Scotty Gall in his garden – a screenshot taken from the film Coppermine 1993. (Photo copyright 1992 National Film Board of Canada (with permission to the author))
The Northwest Passage: a short overview
Mild winters in Vancouver BC make thoughts of sailing through ice choked waters almost inconceivable. Yet Victoria and Vancouver are pivotal connections to the fabled Northwest Passage, to Arctic trading and exploration as well as being home for many famous Arctic mariners. Ships
Arctic Trading Schooner Anna Olga from Poulsbo
The Anna Olga was a vessel that touched the lives of many of Canada's western arctic residents and sojourners in the early half of the twentieth century.
Full Transits of Canada's Northwest Passage
The RCMP schooner St. Roch and HMCS Labrador together in Esquimalt Harbour after each had made successful transits of the Northwest Passage - 10 years apart.
Underwater Transits of the Northwest Passage
HMS Tireless and USS Pargo rendezvous at the North Pole in 1991. The submarines remained on the surface for 24 hours during which the crews played a cricket match.
Traditional Western Arctic Ocean Seamanship Skills
Sailing Vessel in Arctic Sea Ice (Photo from the August Brabant Collection.)
Modern Canadian Arctic Expeditions 1860-1962
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The North Star of Herschel Island
The original owners of The North Star of Herschel Island, Carpenter and Wolkie, never knew anything about the need to register a ship ... they probably had never heard of such a thing. She was not registered when Sven Johansson, purchased her in 1967 from Fred Carpenter. The Regi
Canadian Northwest Passage and Discovery Expeditions pre-1818
Northwest Passage and Discovery Expeditions pre-1818 (both real and imagined)
Arctic Vessels: Anti–fouling and Other Traditional Ship Bottom Covering Concepts
The term ‘anti–fouling’ – may for land locked persons signify "preventing" foul language – obscenities – but for mariners it is a very important factor to maintain "ship–shape" – not just for smart looks but to t
Ernest J. Scotty Gall
He was born at Fraserborough Scotland in 1903. He joined the Hudson's Bay Company as an Apprentice Clerk in 1923 from his native Scotland for a salary of $240 per year. He signed a five-year contract because there was little opportunity for a young man at that time in the UK. A
Partial Transits of the Northwest Passage
MacFarlane, John M. (2012) A List of the Early Partial Transits of the Canadian Northwest Passage 1921 to 2004. Nauticapedia.ca 2012. http://nauticapedia.ca/Articles/NWP_Partialtransits.php
Some North Polar Geography
The Arctic Circle It is the latitude at which the sun does not set for one day at mid-summer and does not rise for one day in mid-winter. The latitude varies from year to year but is approximately 66° 33 minutes from the equator. On June 20 or 21, the summer solstice occurs a
Angus Brabant - HBC Fur Trade Commissioner
Angus Brabant (1866–1928) Brabant Collection Image AB0149
The Anglo-American Polar Expedition (Leffingwell-Mikkelsen) in the Duchess of Bedford 1906-08
Plaque on the seawall in the Inner Harbour at Victoria BC
Exploration of the High Arctic and Journeys to the North Pole
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Navigating With Compasses in Far Northern Canada
The North Pole is the geographical ‘top of the world’, 90 degrees north latitude, the point where all meridians of longitude intersect. The northernmost point on the globe, all directions are south from the North Pole. It is the northern end of the earth's axis. The r
The Search For Sir John Franklin 1848-1860
The search for Franklin was the next major European activity in the area. There were a number of public and private expeditions that combined a search for the remains of the Franklin Expedition with a search for the Northwest Passage and charting and discovery of new lands.
Transits of the North East Passage
MacFarlane, John M. (1990 - Revised 1995, 2011 & 2012) Transits of the North East Passage. Nauticapedia.ca 2012. http://nauticapedia.ca/Articles/NE_Fulltransits.php
Canadian Arctic Discovery Expeditions 1818-1845
Sources: Sale, Richard (2002) Vaughan, Richard (1994) Story, Norah (1967)
El Sueno R6
PDF document from the Nauticapedia archive.
Duddy Article 2020
PDF document from the Nauticapedia archive.
Arctic and Northern Nautical Heritage
Some detailed notes on aspects of north polar geography such as the Arctic circle, the North Magnetic Pole, and the North Pole.
