Collinson_Peninsula Knowpia

The Collinson Peninsula is located on eastern Victoria Island in Canada's Nunavut territory. The Storkenson Peninsula lies to the north, while M'Clintock Channel is to the east.^[1]

It is named after Richard Collinson, officer of the Royal Navy, and Arctic explorer who voyaged through this area in 1853.^[2]

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^ "Earth from Space: Arctic Archipelago". European Space Agency. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
^ Hickey, C.G.; Savelle, J.M.; Hobson, G.B. (March 1993). "The Route of Sir John Franklin's Third Arctic Expedition: An Evaluation and Test of an Alternative Hypothesis" (PDF). Arctic. 46 (1). ucalgary.ca: 1. doi:10.14430/arctic1325.

70°00′N 101°10′W / 70.000°N 101.167°W / 70.000; -101.167 (Collinson Peninsula)

[1] "Earth from Space: Arctic Archipelago". European Space Agency. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-11.

[2] Hickey, C.G.; Savelle, J.M.; Hobson, G.B. (March 1993). "The Route of Sir John Franklin's Third Arctic Expedition: An Evaluation and Test of an Alternative Hypothesis" (PDF). Arctic. 46 (1). ucalgary.ca: 1. doi:10.14430/arctic1325.

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