Henry Kater Peninsula

The Henry Kater Peninsula (69°23′N 068°03′W)[1] is a peninsula on northern Baffin Island, in Nunavut, Canada. It protrudes in an eastern direction into Davis Strait. It's bounded to the north by Arctic Harbour. Further north lies Clyde Inlet. Home Bay borders the peninsula to the south.

It is named after the English physicist, Henry Kater.

Geography

The peninsula is 89 km (55 mi) long by 1 km (0.62 mi)-37 km (23 mi) wide.[2] Its highest point rises 272 m (892 ft) above sea level.[1] At least between 34,000 and 10,000 BP, Henry Kater Peninsula was ice-covered.[3]

Population

There are no permanent communities on Henry Kater Peninsula, though Wenzel noted some Inuit maintained fixed winter residences in villages on the peninsula up through and during the mid 20th century.[4] English trader and hermit Hector Pitchforth lived on the peninsula, dying of starvation in his home in January 1927.[5][6]

References

1. "Henry Kater Peninsula". geonames.org. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
2. "Henry Kater, Cape". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. bartleby.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 2005-04-18. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
3. King, Cuchlaine A. M. (1969). "Glacial Geomorphology and Chronology of Henry Kater Peninsula, East Baffin Island, N.W.T." Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 1 (3). colorado.edu: 195–212. doi:10.2307/1550290. JSTOR 1550290. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
4. Wenzel, George W. (1991). Animal Rights, Human Rights: Ecology, Economy and Ideology in the Canadian Arctic. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-8020-6890-1.
5. Davis, Richard Clarke (1996). Lobsticks and Stone Cairns: Human Landmarks in the Arctic. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. pp. 267–368. ISBN 0-585-11861-2. OCLC 45731124.
6. Harper, Kenn (7 June 2013). "Taissumani: June 7: Hector Pitchforth - The Loneliest Man in the World". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 28 July 2022.