Permanent historical factsheet

Arctic Islands

Canada · Government / Government of Canada. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1880Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1880

John Alexander Macdonald1 September 1880

Ottawa · Government / Government of Canada

Accepts transfer of British Arctic territories to Canada.

Names involved

John Alexander Macdonald

Provenance

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