Episode 2 of 3
First European Visit to Melville Island
- When
- 1819
- Where
- Melville Island
Sir William Parry became the first documented European to visit Melville Island in 1819, establishing a wintering site.
The first documented European to visit Melville Island was the British explorer, Sir William Parry, in 1819. A large sandstone rock at Winter Harbour on Melville Island marks Parry's 1819 wintering site.
Sources
- Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-03
- Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer, born 1790) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
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