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Mina Hubbard mapped Labrador in 1905

Mina Hubbard in northern Labrador in 1905.
Mina Hubbard in northern Labrador in 1905. Mina Hubbard in northern Labrador, in 1905 · Unknown authorUnknown author · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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In 1905, explorer and surveyor Mina Hubbard (1870–1956) led an expedition across Labrador, travelling 900 kilometres from North West River to Ungava Bay. Her continuous latitude measurements established the positions of the Naskaupi and George rivers, and her map was immediately recognized by the American and British geographical societies.

Scope & context

Her 1905 expedition and map, not the Innu and Inuit knowledge of the region that long preceded it.

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