Boothia Peninsula

/ ˈbuːθɪə /

noun

1. a peninsula of N Canada: the northernmost part of the mainland of North America, lying west of the Gulf of Boothia , an arm of the Arctic Ocean

Example Sentences

Now, in 1853, he was in command of a Hudson Bay Company's party to complete the exploration of Boothia Peninsula.

From Project Gutenberg

A man of Franklin's type did not let the squadron remain idle, and it is certain that the shores of Victoria and Boothia Peninsula were explored and the magnetic pole visited and definitely relocated.

From Project Gutenberg

While Franklin and his men were facing disaster and death in their ice-bound ships to the west of Boothia Felix Land, that distinguished arctic traveller, John Rae, was exploring Boothia Peninsula.

From Project Gutenberg

"True North" is the direction in which one points to the North Pole, but compass needles point in the direction of the magnetic pole, which is on the Boothia Peninsula in Northern Canada.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the tiny village of Eelounaling on Boothia Peninsula, one of Canada's northernmost Eskimo settlements, children regarded her as a cross and ugly old hag.

From Time Magazine Archive