Claim: Rae Strait is a small strait in the Kitikmeot Region, it is named after Scottish Arctic explorer and this proved to be of vital importance for the eventual completion of the Northwest Passage.
Evidence: Arctanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. Kingdom: Plantae Family: Asteraceae Arctanthemum yezoense (Maekawa) Tzvelev- Japan + Kuril Islands (called Yezo in Japanese, hence the epithet) Rae Strait is a small strait in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is named after Scottish Arctic explorer John Rae who, in 1854, was the first European to visit the area while mapping the northern coast of North America. This proved to be of vital importance for the eventual completion of the Northwest Passage by Roald Amundsen in 1903–06, since the Norwegian sailed through Rae Strait, wintering at Gjoa Haven on the southeastern tip of King William Island, then sailed along the Arctic coast into the Beaufort Sea.