Cape Sabine

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Pim Island. Photograped in 2005
Pim Island. Photograped in 2005
Pim Island to the memory of dead men from the expedition of Adolphus Greely. Photograped in 2005
Pim Island to the memory of dead men from the expedition of Adolphus Greely. Photograped in 2005

Cape Sabine is a land point on Pim Island, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Cape Sabine was the site of the rescue of Adolphus Greely and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition in 1884.[1]

This cape was named after Arctic explorer Sir Edward Sabine (1758-1930).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Guttridge, Leonard F. (2000-09-01). Ghosts of Cape Sabine: the harrowing true story of the Greely expedition. Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.


Coordinates: 78°43′55″N, 074°06′00″W


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