Pelly Island

Pelly Island
Location Northwest Territories, Canada
Coordinates 69°36′N 135°30′W / 69.60°N 135.5°W / 69.60; -135.5 (Pelly Island)Coordinates: 69°36′N 135°30′W / 69.60°N 135.5°W / 69.60; -135.5 (Pelly Island)

Pelly Island[1] is an uninhabited island in the Beaufort Sea. It is named for Sir John Pelly, 1st Baronet, the 17th Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=69.60%C2%B0N+135.50%C2%B0W&wrapid=tlif12946969304661&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
  2. ^ http://www.hbc.com/hbcheritage/history/people/governors/article.asp?article=37
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Last modified on 9 January 2013, at 01:51