Arctic 2002: Pearse Point

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Canada Picture by Trish
Travel story: Arctic 2002: Pearse Point

During the 1920s and 30s there was a RCMP detachment at Pearce Point during
the summer months when the Inuit maintained a seasonal hunting camp. For
these hardy men from the south, it must have seemed a beautiful but desolate
spot. More for a show of sovereignty that actual purpose, small ships
carried up enough wood to build identical two room quarters throughout the
Arctic. At Pearce Point, a protected bay open to the north and the waters of
the Amundsen Gulf,... More