Rymer Point is a cape in the Canadian Arctic territory of Nunavut. It is located on southwestern Victoria Island's Wollaston Peninsula, facing the Dolphin and Union Strait. Clouston Bay (69°03′N 113°33′W / 69.050°N 113.550°W / 69.050; -113.550 (Clouston Bay)[2]) is situated along the north shoreline. Nuvuk Point (69°01′45″N 113°37′00″W / 69.02917°N 113.61667°W / 69.02917; -113.61667 (Nuvuk Point)[3]) is on the southwest side, jutting into Simpson Bay (69°05′N 114°20′W / 69.083°N 114.333°W / 69.083; -114.333 (Simpson Bay)[4]).

Rymer Point
Rymer Point is located in Nunavut
Rymer Point
Rymer Point
Rymer Point is located in Canada
Rymer Point
Rymer Point
Geography
LocationWollaston Peninsula, Victoria Island
Coordinates69°02′N 113°37′W / 69.033°N 113.617°W / 69.033; -113.617[1]
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKitikmeot
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Geography

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The low cliffs of Rymer Point are characterized by carbonate rock.[5]

History

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Various trading posts operated at Rymer Point, including one by the Hudson's Bay Company, named Fort Harmon, and another by the Christian Klengenberg family.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Rymer Point". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Clouston Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Nuvuk Point". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Simpson Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  5. ^ Washburn, Albert Lincoln (1947). Reconnaissance geology of portions of Victoria Island and adjacent regions, Arctic Canada. Volume 22 of Memoir (Geological Society of America). Geological Society of America. p. 23. ISBN 9780598112699.
  6. ^ "Scotty Gall". kitikmeotheritage.ca. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  7. ^ Harper, Kenn (12 March 2009). "Christian Klengenberg: The rest of the story". Taissumani. Nunatsiaq Online. Retrieved 28 November 2009.