Collinson Peninsula

The Collinson Peninsula is located on eastern Victoria Island in Canada's Nunavut territory. The Storkenson Peninsula lies to the north, while M'Clintock Channel is to the east.^[1]

It is named after Richard Collinson, officer of the Royal Navy, and Arctic explorer who voyaged through this area in 1853.^[2]

References

↑ "Earth from Space: Arctic Archipelago". European Space Agency. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
↑ Hickey, C.G.; Savelle, J.M.; Hobson, G.B. (March 1993). "The Route of Sir John Franklin's Third Arctic Expedition: An Evaluation and Test of an Alternative Hypothesis" (PDF). Arctic. ucalgary.ca. 48 (1): 1.

Peninsulas of Nunavut

Kitikmeot Region	Adelaide Banks Bexley Boothia Collinson Kent Klutschak Lady Franklin Murchison Rymer Simpson Wollaston

Kivalliq Region	Back Bell Fullerton Native Pembroke Pork

Qikiqtaaluk Region	Aston Bache Baird Barrow Becher Beekman Bjorne Blue Man Blunt Borden Brodeur Cairo Cambridge Christian Colin Archer Cook Cumberland Darling Eglinton Fosheim Foxe Graham Moore Grinnell Hall Hay Heim Henry Kater Hewitt Johan Kleybolte Knud Levvel Liddon Lindstrom Ludwig Maundy Thursday Melville Meta Incognita Raanes Raper Remote Sabine Searle Siorarsuk Skrugar Southwest Stallworthy Svendsen Sverre Thomas Hubbard Vera

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