the Arctic, 09 Oct 1882: First International Polar Year
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Political map of the Arctic & the Far North on 09 Oct 1882 (Claiming the Far North: First International Polar Year), showing the following events: Keewatin Act; Vega Expedition; Adjacent Territories Order; First International Polar Year.

C a n a d a(Br. dom.)

Greenland(Den./KGH)

Department
of Alaska(US unorg. terr.)

N o r t h - W e s t T e r r i t o r i e s(Can. terr.)

British
Columbia

Newfoundland(Br.)

Norway(to Swed.)

District of
Keewatin(Can. terr.)

Kuril
Islands(Jap.)

Wrangel(uninh.)

Aleutian
Islands(US)

Finland(to Rus.)

Spitsbergen(uninh.)

New
Siberian
Is.(uninh.)

Franz
Josef Land(uninh.)

Jan Mayen(A-H. stn.)

Faroe Is.(Den.)

Fort Rae(Br. stn.)

Godthaab(Den. stn.)

Nieuw Holland(Neth. stn.)

Sodankyla(Fin. stn.)

Kingua Fjord(Ger. stn.)

Bossekop(Norw. stn.)

Sagastyr(Rus. stn.)

Karmakuly(Rus. stn.)

Cape Thordsen(Swed. stn.)

Fort Conger(US stn.)

Point Barrow(US stn.)

Avg max
ice cover
Feb/Mar

Avg max
ice cover
Aug/Sep

Oct 1876District of Keewatin
created

Jul 1878–Jul 1879Nordenskiöld makes
northeast passage
on the Vega

Sep 1880British Arctic Territories
ceded to Canada

? Jul 1882–? Sep 1883International Polar Year:
11 nations set up 12
research bases in Arctic

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