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.
James William Tyrrell | |
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 James Tyrrell in Fort Reliance | |
| Born | May 10, 1863[1] |
| Died | 1945 (aged 81–82)[1] |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Known for | exploring Canada's largely undocumented Barrenlands |
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.
References
edit- ^ a b c "James Williams Tyrrell - Encyclopedia Arctica 15: Biographies". Encyclopedia Arctica. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ a b Morten Asfeldt; Bob Henderson, eds. (2010). "Pike's Portage: Stories of a Distinguished Place". Dundurn Press. pp. 133–145. ISBN 9781554884605. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
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