James William Tyrrell | |
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![]() James Tyrrell in Fort Reliance | |
Born | [1] | May 10, 1863
Died | 1945 (aged 81–82) [1] |
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Known for | exploring Canada's largely undocumented Barrenlands |
James William Tyrrell was a Canadian topologist and author. [2] Like his older brother, Joseph Burr Tyrrell, Tyrrell went on physically demanding expeditions to Canada's sparsely settled, rugged North.
In 1898 he wrote "Central Canadian Waterways Transit System : Proposed Utilization of the Main Waterways of the Four Great Interior Basins of Canada by Adding Requisite 'divide' Railway Facilities for Improved Transit Thereon", a 14-page pamphlet.
In 1902 he wrote "Across the Sub-Arctics of Canada: A Journey of 3,200 Miles by Canoe and Snow-shoe Through the Barren Lands", based on his expedition to map the land between Great Slave Lake and Hudson's Bay. [2] He led a team of just 9 men.
In 1905 Tyrrell conducted the first survey of the mouth of the Churchill River. [1] Fifteen years later Churchill would become North America's only rail link to the Arctic Ocean.
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James William Tyrrell | |
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![]() James Tyrrell in Fort Reliance | |
Born | [1] | May 10, 1863
Died | 1945 (aged 81–82) [1] |
Nationality | ![]() |
Known for | exploring Canada's largely undocumented Barrenlands |
James William Tyrrell was a Canadian topologist and author. [2] Like his older brother, Joseph Burr Tyrrell, Tyrrell went on physically demanding expeditions to Canada's sparsely settled, rugged North.
In 1898 he wrote "Central Canadian Waterways Transit System : Proposed Utilization of the Main Waterways of the Four Great Interior Basins of Canada by Adding Requisite 'divide' Railway Facilities for Improved Transit Thereon", a 14-page pamphlet.
In 1902 he wrote "Across the Sub-Arctics of Canada: A Journey of 3,200 Miles by Canoe and Snow-shoe Through the Barren Lands", based on his expedition to map the land between Great Slave Lake and Hudson's Bay. [2] He led a team of just 9 men.
In 1905 Tyrrell conducted the first survey of the mouth of the Churchill River. [1] Fifteen years later Churchill would become North America's only rail link to the Arctic Ocean.
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James William Tyrrell at Wikimedia Commons
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