Butia Peninsula
Description:
The Butia Peninsula, formerly called Butia Felix, is located in the Canadian Arctic, south of Somerset Island. The area of the peninsula is 32,300 square kilometers. The peninsula is famous for Cape Murchison, which is the northern point of Canada. From Canada, the island is remote by a chain of large lakes, and from the island of Somerset - the Bello Strait. The relief of the peninsula is represented by a mountain plateau, whose height is 500 meters.
The peninsula was discovered by John Ross, a famous polar explorer. The peninsula was named after the brewer Felix Booth, who helped the expedition with money. James Ross' nephew discovered the North Magnetic Pole on the west side of Boothia. In 1909, Roald Amudsen made a trip along the western coast of the peninsula using a sled, and in 1940, Henry Larsen’s ode surveyed the entire peninsula.
At the top of the peninsula is the village of Tallojoak - the only settlement.