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Franklin, Canada
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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An organized district of Canada, extending from the Arctic Circle to the North Pole. It was formed by order-incouncil on the 2nd of Oct9ber 1895, and includes numerous islands and peninsulas, such as Banks, Prince Albert, Victoria, Wollaston, King Edward and Baffin Land, Melville, Bathurst, Prince of Wales and Cockburn Islands. Of these, Baffin Land alone extends south of the Arctic Circle. The area is estimated at 500,000 sq. m., but the inhabitants consist of a few Indians, Eskimo and fur-traders. Musk-oxen, polar bears, foxes and other valuable fur-bearing animals are found in large numbers. The district is named after Sir John Franklin.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Franklin, Canada'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​f/franklin-canada.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Franklin, Canada'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​f/franklin-canada.html. 1910.