George Back
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Admiral Sir George Back was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer of the Canadian Arctic, naturalist and artist.
Back in 1863
Back in 1833
HMS Terror (right) anchored near an iceberg off Baffin Island, as painted by Back. Three walruses are at left.
The Arctic Council Planning a Search for Sir John Franklin by Stephen Pearce, 1851
Back River (Nunavut)
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The Back River, formerly Backs River, is the 20th longest Canadian river and is located in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It rises at an unnamed lake in the North Slave Region of the Northwest
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…Fish River northeast to Ross's probable location. No European had ever seen this river but it was known from Indian reports (it was later named the Back River). He left England in February 1833, reached Great Slave Lake in August where George McLeod of the Hudson's Bay Company had built winter quarters at…
Rock garden on the Back River in July 2006
Head of the Escape Rapids, August 2006
The lighter-colored Hayes River flows from the northeast (top right) into the dark Back River. Note the two flows remain distinct for about 10 miles downstream (towards photo-top). From NASA Earth Observatory
A view on Garry Lake