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Vesey Hamilton Island
	Vesey Hamilton Island Vesey Hamilton Island
Geography
Location	Northern Canada
Coordinates	76°55′N 109°11′W / 76.917°N 109.183°W
Archipelago	Arctic Archipelago
Administration
	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Vesey Hamilton Island is an island of the Arctic Archipelago, in the territory of Nunavut.^[1] It lies in the Hazen Strait, north of Melville Island.

History

The island was first surveyed and named for himself by the Royal Navy officer Richard Vesey Hamilton.^[2]^[3] Hamilton carried out a survey of the island while serving on the ship HMS Resolute.^[2]

^ "Vesey Hamilton Island". Place names, Canadian Government. 1910-06-30. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
^ ^a ^b Parkinson, Jonathan (2018-02-20). The Royal Navy, China Station: 1864 - 1941. Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-78803-521-7.
^ Markham, Clements Robert (2012-08-23). The Royal Geographical Society and the Arctic Expedition of 1875-76. Cambridge University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-108-04971-9.

Vesey Hamilton Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada

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