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Herschel Island (Inuit: ''Qikiqtaruk'')〔Issenman, Betty. ''Sinews of Survival: The living legacy of Inuit clothing''. UBC Press, 1997. pp252-254〕 is an island in the Beaufort Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean), which lies off the coast of Yukon in Canada, of which it is administratively a part. == Early history == The earliest evidence of human occupation unearthed so far by archaeological investigations is that of the Thule culture, dating to approximately 1000 years ago. These people are the ancestors of the present-day Inuvialuit.〔(Analysis of midden material from a Thule Eskimo dwelling site on the shore of Herschel Island )〕 The Inuvialuktun word for Herschel Island is "Qikiqtaruk", which simply means "island". The first European to sight the island was explorer Sir John Franklin, who named it on 15 July 1826.〔Burn, C. R. (2009) "After whom is Herschel Island named"? Arctic 62(3):317–323.〕 It is not clear after whom the island was named. Franklin’s journal records states that he wished to honour the name Herschel, of which three persons are notable for their scientific accomplishments: Sir William Herschel, his sister Caroline Herschel, and his son Sir John Herschel.;〔 At the time of Franklin's explorations there were three Inuvialuit settlements on Herschel Island. Estimates of the number of people living on the island (and along the Yukon North Slope) at that time ranged from 200 to 2000. The island was used as a base for hunting, fishing and whaling.
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