Pelly Island

Pelly Island
Location Northwest Territories, Canada
Coordinates 69°36′N 135°30′W / 69.60°N 135.5°W / 69.60; -135.5 (Pelly Island)Coordinates: 69°36′N 135°30′W / 69.60°N 135.5°W / 69.60; -135.5 (Pelly Island)

Pelly Island[1] is an uninhabited island in the Beaufort Sea. It is named for Sir John Pelly, 1st Baronet, the 17th Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  2. ↑ http://www.hbc.com/hbcheritage/history/people/governors/article.asp?article=37
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