Cape Hoppner is a land point on Melville Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. It juts into the southern section of Liddon Gulf across from Barry Bay.
The cape was named in honor of the Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer Henry Parkyns Hoppner.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ Ontario Historical Society (1910). Ontario History. Millwood, N.Y.: Kraus Reprint Co. pp. 44. OCLC 22735988.
henry p. hoppner.
- ^ Taylor, Isaac (1898). Names and Their Histories: A Handbook of Historical Geography and Topographical Nomenclature. London: Rivingtons. pp. 149. OCLC 4161840.
HP Hoppner.
- The Atlas of Canada
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74°59′2″N 112°52′8″W / 74.98389°N 112.86889°W