Beechey Island

Beechey Island is an island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago of Nunavut, Canada, in Wellington Channel. It is separated from the southwest corner of Devon Island by Barrow Strait. Other features include Wellington Channel, Erebus Harbour, and Terror Bay. The first European to visit the island was in 1819 by Captain William Edward Parry and was named after the artist William Beechey (1753–1839) by his son Frederick William Beechey (1796–1856) who was then serving as Parry's lieutenant.

Beechey Island

Beechey Island is an island located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago of Nunavut, Canada, in Wellington Channel. It is separated from the southwest corner of Devon Island by Barrow Strait. Other features include Wellington Channel, Erebus Harbour, and Terror Bay. The first European to visit the island was in 1819 by Captain William Edward Parry and was named after the artist William Beechey (1753–1839) by his son Frederick William Beechey (1796–1856) who was then serving as Parry's lieutenant.