Norman Lockyer Island

Norman Lockyer Island is located off the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island, and a part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Situated in Princess Marie Bay just in front of Franklin Pierce Bay, 9 km (5.6 mi) WSW of Cape Prescott, north of Bache Peninsula, Norman Lockyer Island is within the Arctic Archipelago, a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.^[1][2]

Norman Lockyer Island

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Geography
Location	Northern Canada
Coordinates	79°24′N 074°39′W
Archipelago	Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk Region
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

History

It is named in honor of the English scientist and astronomer Joseph Norman Lockyer.

In 1882, Norman Lockyer Island was the most northerly point reached by the relief vessel, the Neptune, trying to reach Adolphus Greely's Lady Franklin Expedition.^[3]