British Arctic Territories (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. British Arctic Territories were territories claimed by Britain in North America, consisting of the islands of what is now known in Canada as the High Arctic. The British claim to the area was based on the discoveries of Martin Frobisher (1535-1594) in the 16th century. Britain passed control of the islands to Canada in 1880, by means of an Imperial Order in Council, the Adjacent Territories Order, passed under the Royal Prerogative. Canada incorporated the islands into the Northwest Territories. These islands were never part of either the North-Western Territory or Rupert's Land, which covered the mainland of northern North America. Canada had acquired those regions in 1870, creating the Province of Manitoba and the new North-West Territories.