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	Jutland - ninemsn Encarta
		Jutland (Danish, Jylland), in physical geography, peninsula, northern Europe, extending northwards from the Eider River, and bounded on the north by the Skagerrak strait, on the east by the Kattegat strait and the Lille Baelt channel, and on the west by the North Sea.
		In the 5th century Jutland was occupied by the Jutes, a Germanic tribe which gave its name to the peninsula and which participated, along with the Angles and Saxons, in the invasion of Britain.
		The Jutes were succeeded on the peninsula by the Norsemen or Vikings, the ancestors of the modern Danes.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761573567/Jutland.html (337 words)

	Boothia Peninsula - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		To the east the Gulf of Boothia separates it from Baffin Island.
		The peninsula was discovered and explored (1829-33) by John Ross, the British explorer, and named for a patron of the expedition, Sir Felix Booth.
		Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian, explored the peninsula in 1903-5.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-boothiap1.html (276 words)

	Boothia - LoveToKnow 1911
		BOOTHIA (Boothia Felix), a peninsula of British North America, belonging to Franklin district, and having an area of 13,100 sq.
		From the main mass of the continent the peninsula is almost separated by lakes and inlets; and a narrow channel known as Bellot Strait intervenes betweeeit and North Somerset Island, which was discovered by Sir E. Parry in 1819.
		It is connected with Barrow Strait and Lancaster Sound by Prince Regent Inlet, with Franklin Strait by Bellot Strait, and with Fox Channel by Fury and Hecla Strait.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Boothia (181 words)

	Boothia Peninsula. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Boothia Peninsula (BOO-thee-uh), (12,483 sq mi/32,331 sq km), Kitikmeot Region, N.W.T., NW Canada; the northernmost (71°58'N) tip of the N. Amer.
		To the E the Gulf of Boothia separates it from Baffin Isl.
		Roald Amundsen, a Nor., explored the peninsula in 1903–1905.
	www.bartleby.com /69/5/B08705.html (155 words)

	Boothia Peninsula (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Boothia Peninsula is the northernmost area of the North American mainland and has a surface area of roughly 19,600 km
		Boothia peninsula is at its most rugged in the south, where west-facing escarpments extend from Sagvak Inlet to Lord Lindsay Lake.
		The Boothia Isthmus is a thin, lake-filled strip of land that connects Boothia Peninsula to the mainland.
	arctic.uoguelph.ca /cpe/environments/maps/detailed/islands/boothia.htm (167 words)

	Boothia Peninsula - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Boothia Peninsula, peninsula, central Nunavut Territory, in Kitikmeot Region.
		Melville Peninsula, peninsula, in Baffin Region of the Nunavut Territory, northern Canada, between the Gulf of Boothia and Foxe Basin, and north of...
		Peninsula, strip of land largely surrounded by water and connected to a larger land mass by a narrow neck or isthmus.
	encarta.msn.com /Boothia+Peninsula.html (141 words)

	Peninsulas All Over the World quiz -- free game
		This peninsula was invaded by the Tatars in the 13th century.
		This peninsula is situated on the east coast of New Guinea Island, Papua New Guinea.
		This peninsula is situated in Gujarat, on the west coast of India.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=120535 (410 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Boothia Peninsula
		Boothia Peninsulaboo͞′ thēə, 12,483 sq mi (32,331 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada; the northernmost (71°58′N) tip of the North American mainland.
		The peninsula was discovered and explored (1829–33) by John Ross, the British explorer, and named for a patron of the expedition, Sir Felix Booth.
		Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian, explored the peninsula in 1903–5.
	www.reference.com /browse/columbia/BoothiaP (149 words)

	VDGIF > Wildlife > Tundra Swan Trax
		She has moved 500 miles further north and is located near the Inuit town of Taloyoak on the Boothia Peninsula.
		This peninsula extends north into the Arctic Ocean with the Gulf of Boothia to the east and Larsen Sound to the west.
		The swan has left her nesting area on the Boothia Peninsula on the start of winter migration and has traveled 500 miles south.
	www.dgif.state.va.us /WILDLIFE/swan/archive-2003/893.html (1441 words)

	Zabenskie Abstract. Arctic Workshop 2006: 36th Annual
		The study site is located in the middle arctic region of the Boothia Peninsula and changes in the record span the last 7286 yr BP.
		The purpose of this study is to determine the sensitivity of middle Arctic vegetation to climate.
		The pollen concentration is variable throughout the core with a slight decrease in concentration in the last 3500 years.
	instaar.colorado.edu /aw/abstract_detail.php?abstract_id=4 (293 words)

	GSC Pacific (Sidney) - Boothia Peninsula Integrated Geoscience Project, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut: Innovative steps ...
		The Boothia Peninsula Integrated Geoscience Project is a multi-year project in the Boothia mainland area of Nunavut, located in the north-central Rae domain of the Churchill Province.
		Phase 1 of fieldwork in 2005 focused on the southern portion of Boothia Mainland, and phase 2 of fieldwork intended to be completed in 2007.
		An aeromagnetic survey of the area (the first publicly available for the region) was released for in April 2005.
	gsc.nrcan.gc.ca /org/sidney/sem/sem2006_02_09_e.php (343 words)

	Peninsula (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body that is by water on three sides.
		A peninsula can also be a headland cape promontory or spit.
		Virginia Peninsula Virginia on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
	www.freeglossary.com /Peninsula (645 words)

	VDGIF > Wildlife > Tundra Swan Trax
		She made a large leap of over 800 miles from her nesting area in the arctic and is now located in Northern Manitoba.
		She has spent the summer on the Boothia Peninsula, hopefully nesting and raising a brood of cygnets.
		She has moved 500 miles further north and is located above the arctic circle near the Inuit town of Taloyoak on the Boothia Peninsula.
	www.dgif.state.va.us /wildlife/swan/893.html (1844 words)

	BOOTHIA (Boothia Felix) - Online Information article about BOOTHIA (Boothia Felix) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		BOOTHIA (Boothia Felix) - Online Information article about BOOTHIA (Boothia Felix)
		The peninsula is not only interesting for its connexion with the Franklin expedition and the Franklin See also:
		Boothia Gulf separates the north-western portion of See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BLA_BOS/BOOTHIA_Boothia_Felix_.html (351 words)

	ABSTRACT: Late Wisconsinan glacial history of lower Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A study of ice-movement history in lower Boothia Peninsula (Fig.
		We suspect the region was affected by the coalescence of ice from two divides: the north-south M’Clintock Ice Divide (MID, located west of the Boothia Peninsula), and the northeast-trending KID (located between Baker Lake and Wager Bay).
		During the LGM, eastward flowing ice from the MID crossed the Boothia Peninsula where it intercepted northwestward flowing ice from the KID.
	cgrg.geog.uvic.ca /abstracts/OzyerLateA.html (367 words)

	Magnetic North Pole Reading & Questions
		His ship became trapped in ice off the northwest coast of Boothia Peninsula, where it was to remain for the next four years.
		These convinced him that the pole was not far away, and in the spring of 1831 he set out to reach it.
		On June 1, 1831, at Cape Adelaide on the west coast of Boothia Peninsula, he measured a dip of 89° 59'.
	www.teachersnetwork.org /dcs/winterweb/activity3ws.htm (574 words)

	John Ross - Arctic Explorers - All Things Arctic
		Land parties journeyed along the east side of Boothia Peninsula and charted the coast as far as Kull Island.
		They then travelled along the coasts of Matty Island and charted the west coast of Boothia Peninsula between Cape Porter and Cape Nicholas.
		Interestingly, on his map of the Boothia Peninsula, Ross had drawn an isthmus "closing" Rae Strait between King William Island and Boothia.
	www.allthingsarctic.com /exploration/ross.aspx (484 words)

	Arctic - Northwest Passage - 14-Day Tour by JOURNEYS International
		Although it is said that the fastest way through ice is around it, we will ensure that we experience the thrill of being in the ice and we’ll be sure to enjoy the ride as we pass through the narrow channels and out into the more open waters towards Larsen Sound.
		As we sail northwards, we’ll tuck in next to Boothia Peninsula, and explore some of the little bays and coves along its coastline.
		The peninsula, named in honour of Sir Felix Booth, a patron of John Ross’ expedition, was first explored in 1829.
	www.journeys-intl.com /destinations/polar/arctic/440 (2382 words)

	John Ross (Arctic explorer) Summary
		However, Ross continued to view them as barbarians and, once he had pumped them for information about the geography of the surrounding land and water, refused to allow them on the ship, even though they were unfailingly generous with their homes and personal possessions.
		During this difficult voyage, Ross and his men were able to map the peninsula now known as Boothia, as well as the Gulf of Boothia.
		On one of these explorations, Ross found the magnetic north pole on the Boothia Peninsula.
	www.bookrags.com /John_Ross_(Arctic_explorer) (2196 words)

	Poles, Magnetic and Geographiac \| Macmillan Mathematics
		His ship became locked in the ice off the northwest coast of Boothia Peninsula (in far northern Canada).
		During the four years the ship was trapped, James Clark Ross (Sir John's nephew) explored the Boothia coast and made a series of magnetic observations.
		A dip of 90° would occur at the north magnetic pole, so he was within a few kilometers of the spot at the most.
	www.bookrags.com /research/poles-magnetic-and-geographiac-mmat-03 (1668 words)

	CRREL Alert - Full Record Display (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the region of northern Keewatin and the Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada, palaeo-ice streams have been recognized, but their location, size and potential role in ice- sheet dynamics are poorly constrained.
		On Baffin Island and the Gulf of Boothia, glaciation was dominated by frozen-bed zones located on high plateaus and ice streams running along the troughs, i.e.
		A massive convergent pattern at the head of Committee Bay drained ice from both the Keewatin and Foxe sectors and was probably one of the main deglaciation channels of the Laurentide ice sheet.
	odp.georef.org /C_C_N087.htm (296 words)

	IN SEARCH OF....THE RED KNOT
		We covered a large area of the Arctic in our round trip from our base camp, including King William Island, Eastern Coast of Victoria Island, West and south coast of Boothia Peninsula, East Coast of Simpson, and Northern Southampton Island.
		We found 7 more instrumented birds, 5 on King William and the adjacent portion of Boothia.
		We found one bird on the east coast of Simpson Peninsula and one more on the north end of Southampton Island.
	www.state.nj.us /dep/fgw/ensp/7062000.htm (529 words)

	Improved Data Access Makes Canada a better investment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The recent public release of geophysical data for the Boothia Peninsula in Nunavut, one of Canada's newest diamond exploration hotspots, illustrates how Geosoft DAP technology is helping Natural Resources Canada's Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) fulfill its mandate to improve Canada's competitive advantage in attracting investment in resource exploration.
		Several companies hold large tracts of ground on the peninsula because the area is considered prospective for diamonds.
		"The Boothia Peninsula is a huge area where there has been no government aeromagnetic survey ever flown," says Warner Miles, head of the GSC's Regional Geophysics Section.
	www.geosoft.com /resources/enews/0512/data_access.asp (938 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Inuit inhabitants of the Cumberland Peninsula region and its surrounding area made contact either directly or indirectly with Western explorers as early as the late sixteenth century with the arrivals of Frobisher and Davis in 1577 and 1585 respectively.
		In and around Boothia Peninsula a late and comparatively less invasive missionary presence as well as more limited commercial activity (some fur trading but no whaling) allowed for an environment that was more conducive to preserving the indigenous culture.
		To the people of Cumberland Peninsula, the music has provided a sense of continuity and a relationship to the past, something that was comparatively lost in regard to their own traditional music.
	www.hum.ku.dk /ipssas/Krejcipap.doc (5983 words)

	AllRefer.com - Boothia Peninsula, Canada (Canadian Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
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		Boothia Peninsula[bOO´thEu] Pronunciation Key, 12,483 sq mi (32,331 sq km), Nunavut Territory, Canada; the northernmost (71°58´N) tip of the North American mainland.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Boothia Peninsula
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/BoothiaP.html (253 words)

	A Wide variety of touring options in America
		Extending from Boothia peninsula in Canada (North) to Chile (South) and Seward peninsula on the west coast to North - Eastern Brazil in the east, the landmass is simply a crucible of revolution - artistic, historic and scientific.
		North and South America are connected by land bridge that is narrowest at the Isthmus of Panama.
		The continent is spread in between Boothia peninsula to Panama and cape Charles to Cape Prince of Wales, with the largest coastline of over 75,000 Km.
	www.travelmasti.com /international/america/index.htm (283 words)

	Shipwreck Central - Shipwreck Details
		From there, M'Clintock intended to descend through Peel Sound between the Boothia Peninsula and Prince of Wales Island, but ice conditions forced him south into Prince Regent Inlet (between Baffin Island and Somerset Island), and then west through Bellot Strait between Somerset Island and the Boothia Peninsula.
		From winter quarters at Port Kennedy, sledging expeditions traced the southern shore of Prince of Wales Island from Franklin Strait in the east to McClintock Channel in the west, as well as the western shore of the Boothia Peninsula and King William Island.
		In May 1859, M'Clintock's expedition found remnants of the Franklin expedition at Victory Point, in northwest King William Island.
	shipwreckcentral.com /vessel_detail.php?rid=64 (694 words)

	Boothia Peninsula - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Boothia Peninsula - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The peninsula is bordered on the east by the Gulf of Boothia and on the west by the James...
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	uk.encarta.msn.com /Boothia_Peninsula.html (106 words)

	ExpeditionTrips.com: Trip Details Page
		Explore this area, which is known for rapidly-moving ice, while keeping a good lookout for narwhal and beluga, thousands of which can be found in Peel Sound during summer.
		Sail and explore Bellot Strait, the narrow, steeply sided strait which separates Boothia Peninsula, mainland Canada, from Somerset Island to the north.
		While in the area, search for the caribou, whales and seals that have brought the Inuit to this region for hundreds of years.
	www.expeditiontrips.com /search/trip.asp?tripid=1854 (1377 words)

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