The first known sighting of the island was by Vilhjalmur Stefansson in 1916, it was originally described as a single landmass.[3] However, in 1947, during an aerial survey by the Royal Canadian Air Force the island was found to be two islands divided by Wilkins Strait.[4]
Naming
The island is named for Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada 1911–1920.[5]
References
^"Borden Island". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^"Mackenzie King Island | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1922). The Friendly Arctic: The Story of Five Years in Polar Regions. New York: Macmillan.
^Thomson, Don W., Skyview Canada: A Story of Aerial Photography in Canada, R.B.W. Ltd: Ottawa, Canada, 1975, p. 130
^"Canadian Leaders - Sir Robert Borden". Canada and the First World War. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
Further reading
Geological Survey of Canada, John Adams, and Heather Penney. The 1956 June 3 Arctic Margin Earthquake Off Borden Island, Northwest Territories. Open file (Geological Survey of Canada), 2693. 1993.
External links
Borden Island in the Atlas of Canada – Toporama; Natural Resources Canada