Lowther Island

Lowther Iceland is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.

Geography

The island is located in the Barrow Strait on the 28 km wide Kettle passage through which it is separated from the southwest to Young Iceland. Even closer to her is located behind the small Garrett Hayes Channel Iceland in the northwest. In the east and north-east - off the coast of Cornwallis Iceland - Iceland are Griffith, Somerville Iceland and Iceland - Browne. Lowther Iceland is 20 kilometers long and up to 9 km wide in the southwest-northeast direction. The island is relatively flat. The highest point is 198 m above sea level. The island is mostly surrounded by gravel beaches, often with upscale old beach lines.

Wildlife

In the south east of Lowther Iceland there is a small colony of glaucous gull. Arctic foxes, wolves, and occasionally polar bears bring on the island their baby boy. Also caribou and muskoxen were observed on Lowther Iceland. Pull on one-year ice in the east of the island ringed seals from their offspring.

History

The island was discovered on August 24, 1819 by William Edward Parry and named after Viscount William Lowther ( 1757-1844 ). The first Europeans to set foot on the island, came with carriage of Horatio Thomas Austin ships wintered 1850-1851 in search of the lost Franklin expedition between Cornwallis and Griffith Iceland Iceland. In August 1852, the HMS Resolute went under Henry Kellett for a few days at Lowther Iceland anchor.