Acts of occupation
Subtitle: Canada and Arctic sovereignty, 1918-25
By: Janice Cavell and Jeff Noakes
Contributors: Noakes, Jeffrey David, 1970-
Publisher: UBC Press; University of British Columbia Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780774818674
Subjects: Politics and government; Frontières; Relations extérieures; Découverte et exploration; Territorial Jurisdiction; Boundaries; Compétence territoriale; Foreign relations; Discovery and exploration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-321) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a policy of secrecy; title: Taking hold of the North; title: The Danish threat; title: An expedition to Ellesmere Land; title: A citizen of the British Empire; title: Rasmussen in London; title: Wrangel Island; title: Stefansson in London; title: The sector claim; title: Conclusion : Canada of itself; title: Appendix. Scientists and explorers ordinance.