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The position of Victory Point, King William Island

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

R. J. Cyriax
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The narratives of the explorers who have visited the north-west coast of King William Island, and some of the maps, do not agree concerning the position of Victory Point, where, in the opinion of most writers, Captain F. R. M. Crozier, R.N., landed and left a record in April 1848 after abandoning H.M. ships Erebus and Terror. Since a complete survey of the locality is only a question of time, it may be useful to put on record the present knowledge of the subject.

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Polar Record , Volume 6 , Issue 44 , July 1952 , pp. 496 - 507
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1952

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