Alfred Tremblay
Died1975 (aged 87–88)
Alfred Tremblay in Arctic gear.

Alfred Tremblay (1887─1975) was a Canadian prospector, explorer and an officer of the Order of Canada.[1][2]

In 1912 Tremblay was working as a prospector, when he joined an expedition led by J.E. Bernier to Pond Inlet, seeking gold.[3] In 1913 his guides lead him south, to Igloolik. Tremblay published an account of this expedition in 1921. Tremblay would eventually walk a circuit of Baffin Island, a distance of more than 6,400 kilometres (4,000 mi).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Alfred Tremblay, explorateur de l'Arctique / Yves Hébert". Bibliotheque de Laval. Retrieved 2020-04-14. Alfred Tremblay (1887-1975) est le premier Canadien français et le deuxième homme blanc après William Edward Parry (1790-1855) à entreprendre une marche de plus de 6477 kilomètres autour de l'île de Baffin.
  2. ↑ "Mr. Alfred Tremblay". 1973-03-03. Retrieved 2020-04-14. In recognition of his work in Arctic exploration; for his contribution to the mapping of the places he visited and for his geological research.
  3. ↑ John MacDonald (September 1992). "Parry's Flagstaff Site near Igloolik, Northwest Territories" (PDF). Arctic. 45 (3): 310. Retrieved 2020-04-14.


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