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English explorer
Robert Bylot (fl. 1610–1616) was an English explorer who made four voyages to the Arctic. He was uneducated and from a working-class background, but was
Robert_Bylot
Uninhabited island off Baffin Island in Nunavut Territory, Canada
Bylot Island[pronunciation?] lies off the northern end of Baffin Island in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Eclipse Sound to the southeast and Navy Board Inlet
Bylot_Island
Topics referred to by the same term
Bylot may refer to: Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada, named after explorer Robert Bylot Bylot, Manitoba Bylot railway station Bylot Sound, also called North
Bylot
1615: Robert Fotherby, in the pinnace Richard, is the first English expedition to reach Jan Mayen 1615: English expedition captained by Robert Bylot and
List_of_Arctic_expeditions
National park in Nunavut, Canada
within the Arctic Cordillera, the park is composed of three areas: most of Bylot Island with the exception for a few areas that are Inuit-owned lands, Kangiqłuruluk
Sirmilik_National_Park
Territory of Canada
followed in the 17th century, including Henry Hudson, William Baffin and Robert Bylot. Cornwallis and Ellesmere Islands featured in the history of the Cold
Nunavut
Strait connecting the Atlantic Ocean to Hudson Bay in Canada
Thomas Button in 1612, and a more detailed mapping expedition led by Robert Bylot and William Baffin in 1616. The Hudson Strait links the northern seaports
Hudson_Strait
Uninhabited island in Nunavut, Canada
its surface to that of Mars has attracted interest from scientists. Robert Bylot and William Baffin were the first Europeans to sight Devon Island in
Devon_Island
Sea route north of North America
next year, 1615, Robert Bylot, a survivor of Hudson's crew, returned to Hudson Strait in Discovery, but was turned back by ice. Bylot tried again in 1616
Northwest_Passage
Bismarck Archipelagos (including New Hanover and New Ireland). 1616 – Robert Bylot and William Baffin reach 77°30′ N, enter Baffin Bay, discover Smith,
Timeline of European exploration
Timeline_of_European_exploration
Marginal sea between Greenland and Baffin Island, Canada
and Thomas Button explored Hudson Bay, William Gibbons Labrador, and Robert Bylot Hudson Strait and the area which became known as Baffin's Bay after his
Baffin_Bay
Arctic sea passage between Greenland and Canada
to the area by Europeans was in 1616 when the Discovery, captained by Robert Bylot and piloted by William Baffin, sailed into this region. The sound was
Smith_Sound
Strait in Nunavut, Canada
strait is 80 km (50 mi) long, and 19 to 32 km (12 to 20 mi) wide. In 1615 Robert Bylot was blocked by ice at its east end. In 1742 Christopher Middleton reached
Frozen_Strait
followed in the 17th century, including Henry Hudson, William Baffin and Robert Bylot. Despite these explorations, these events ultimately had no significant
History_of_Nunavut
Calendar year
published. March 26–August 30 – English explorer William Baffin, as pilot to Robert Bylot on the Discovery, makes a detailed exploration of Baffin Bay, whilst
1616
English navigator, explorer and cartographer (1584–1622)
Baffin served as pilot of Discovery, which left England under Captain Robert Bylot on 15 March. It carefully explored Hudson Strait in search of a Northwest
William_Baffin
Polynya between Greenland and Canada in Baffin Bay
13th century. It wasn't until 1616 that the Discovery, captained by Robert Bylot and piloted by William Baffin, sailed into this region, naming its landmarks
North_Water_Polynya
further exploration. Other early explorers include Luke Foxe, John Davis, Robert Bylot, Thomas Button, George Weymouth, Thomas James, and William Baffin. In
History of the Northwest Territories
History_of_the_Northwest_Territories
"tongue stones" are of organic origin, being shark teeth, glossopetrae. Robert Bylot and William Baffin, searching for the Northwest Passage, make a detailed
1616_in_science
English explorer (1586 – 1635)
After Hawkridge's abortive voyage of 1619, Foxe became the successor of Robert Bylot and William Baffin (1615) in Arctic exploration. In the meantime voyages
Luke_Foxe
English financier and merchant
Wolstenholme after him) in 1610; of (Sir) Thomas Button in 1612, of Robert Bylot and William Baffin in 1615 (when his name was given to Wolstenholme Island
John_Wolstenholme_(merchant)
Place in Nunavut, Canada
Scottish explorer Sir John Ross had named an arm of the sea that separates Bylot Island from Baffin Island as Pond's Bay, and the hamlet now shares that
Pond_Inlet
American explorer (1856–1920)
Robert Edwin Peary (/ˈpɪəri/; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions
Robert_Peary
Sound in the North Star Bay, Avannaata municipality, northwest Greenland
Bylot Sound is the strait between the mainland of Greenland and Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Island in the Avannaata municipality, northwest Greenland
Bylot_Sound
made his ill-fated voyage in search of the Passage. William Baffin and Robert Bylot sailed the Arctic sea in the area around what became known as Baffin
Natural scientific research in Canada
Natural_scientific_research_in_Canada
(merchant) – now Liberty Island Blackwell's Island, New York, United States – Robert Blackwell – now Roosevelt Island Fernando Pó, Equatorial Guinea – Fernão
List of islands named after people
List_of_islands_named_after_people
British Antarctic explorer (1868–1912)
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions:
Robert_Falcon_Scott
Species of rodent
overpopulated (and during mating season), they will fight amongst themselves. Bylot Island has several wetlands with shallow polygons and many types of mosses
Canadian_lemming
Irish admiral and arctic explorer (1807–1873)
Vice-Admiral Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure CB (28 January 1807 – 17 October 1873) was an Irish explorer who explored the Arctic. In 1854 he traversed
Robert_McClure
Decade
published. March 26–August 30 – English explorer William Baffin, as pilot to Robert Bylot on the Discovery, makes a detailed exploration of Baffin Bay, whilst
1610s
English explorer (c. 1565 – after 1611)
cartographical proof of this supposed discovery. Jonas Poole in 1611 and Robert Fotherby in 1615 both had possession of Hudson's journal while searching
Henry_Hudson
Newfoundlander-American explorer (1875–1946)
Robert Abram Bartlett (August 15, 1875 – April 28, 1946) was a Newfoundland-born American Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born
Robert_Bartlett_(explorer)
Inlet at confluence of Eclipse Sound and Navy Board Inlet in Nunavut
shallow arm of Eclipse Sound which, along with Navy Board Inlet, separates Bylot Island from Baffin Island in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. Milne Inlet flows
Milne_Inlet
English sailor and polar explorer (1873–1939)
John Robert Francis Wild CBE FRGS (18 April 1873 – 19 August 1939) was an English sailor and explorer. He participated in five expeditions to Antarctica
Frank_Wild
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer (born 1944)
Alessandro Gogna, Friedl Mutschlechner and Renato Casarotto; the Austrian, Robert Schauer; and Germans Michael Dacher, journalist, Jochen Hölzgen, and doctor
Reinhold_Messner
New Zealand mountaineer (1919–2008)
July 2018. Hillary 2003, p. 1. Johnston & Larsen 2005, p. 25. Sullivan, Robert (12 September 2003). "The Greatest Adventures of All Time: Sir Edmund Hillary:
Edmund_Hillary
"Sirmilik National Park". Parks Canada. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025. "Bylot Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Martini
List of islands in the Arctic Ocean
List_of_islands_in_the_Arctic_Ocean
Territory of Antarctica in Queen Maud Land, first explored by Nazi Germany in 1938/39
Cabot G. Corte-Real M. Corte-Real Frobisher Gilbert Davis Hudson Discovery Bylot Baffin Munk I. Fyodorov HMS Resolution J. Cook HMS Discovery Clerke Mackenzie
New_Swabia
Overview of Canada's largest islands
"Sirmilik National Park". Parks Canada. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2026. "Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Environment and Climate Change Canada
List of Canadian islands by area
List_of_Canadian_islands_by_area
Bay in Greenland
large islands are off the bay, Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Island. Bylot Sound is the strait to the south, between the islands and the mainland.
North_Star_Bay
American naval officer (1846–1929)
Robert Mallory Berry (28 Jan 1846 – 19 May 1929) was an American naval officer and Arctic explorer. Berry began his naval career attending the United States
Robert_Mallory_Berry
Canadian islands in the Arctic Ocean
^map 42Bylot, 73°13′N 078°34′W / 73.217°N 78.567°W / 73.217; -78.567 (Bylot Island, NU) ^map 43Baffin, 69°00′N 072°00′W / 69.000°N 72.000°W / 69
Arctic_Archipelago
Welsh explorer (1876–1912)
was a Welsh Royal Navy petty officer and member of the "Polar Party" in Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole in 1911–1912
Edgar_Evans
Body of water in Nunavut, Canada
Bylot Island at the top, separated from Baffin Island by the Eclipse Sound
Coutts_Inlet
1845–48 British failed Arctic exploration
one of the many Northwest Passages that would eventually be discovered. Robert McClure led one of the expeditions that investigated the fate of Franklin's
Franklin's_lost_expedition
Norse explorer
Cabot G. Corte-Real M. Corte-Real Frobisher Gilbert Davis Hudson Discovery Bylot Baffin Munk I. Fyodorov HMS Resolution J. Cook HMS Discovery Clerke Mackenzie
Erik_the_Red
English explorer, politician and soldier (c.1539–1583)
up the Society of the New Art with William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, both of whom maintained an alchemical laboratory
Humphrey_Gilbert
Geographic location
Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via Internet Archive. Rees, Gareth; Headland, Robert; Scambos, Ted; Haran, Terry (2014). "Finding the Arctic pole of inaccessibility"
Pole_of_inaccessibility
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
Shackleton's first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery expedition of 1901–1904, from which he was sent
Ernest_Shackleton
US Navy operation to establish an Antarctic research base
military photographers (both USN and US Army) and narrated by actors Robert Taylor, Robert Montgomery, and Van Heflin. It features Chief of Naval Operations
Operation_Highjump
Scottish physician and naturalist
doctrine that cells formed the basis of living organisms. His younger brother Robert Anstruther Goodsir qualified as a medical doctor from the University of
Harry_Goodsir
British naval officer and polar explorer
1845 the whalers Prince of Wales (Captain Dannett) and Enterprise (Captain Robert Martin) encountered Terror and Erebus in Baffin Bay, where they were waiting
Graham_Gore
Earth's southernmost continent
from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022. Hallberg, Robert; Sergienko, Olga (2019). "Ice Sheet Dynamics". Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Antarctica
English explorer (born 1944)
about his army service and his expeditions as well as books on explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton. Fiennes was born in Windsor, Berkshire
Ranulph_Fiennes
Polar region of the Earth's northern hemisphere
Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project ἄρκτος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon
Arctic
Norwegian polar explorer (1872–1928)
raise funds, when he heard in 1909 that the Americans Frederick Cook and Robert Peary had claimed to reach the North Pole as a result of two different expeditions
Roald_Amundsen
American explorer (1866–1955)
(August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955) was an American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on seven voyages to the Arctic over a period of nearly 23 years. They
Matthew_Henson
Northernmost point on Earth
Amundsen. Three prior expeditions – led by Frederick Cook (1908, land), Robert Peary (1909, land) and Richard E. Byrd (1926, aerial) – were once also accepted
North_Pole
American Antarctic base
James Clark Ross, first charted the area in 1841. The British explorer Robert Falcon Scott established a base camp close to this spot in 1902 and built
McMurdo_Station
British naval officer and polar explorer
1845 the whalers Prince of Wales (Captain Dannett) and Enterprise (Captain Robert Martin) encountered Terror and Erebus in Baffin Bay, where they were waiting
Henry_Le_Vesconte
Capital city of Nunavut, Canada
Iqaluit on Remembrance Day". Legion Magazine. Retrieved 15 May 2025. Eno, Robert V. (2003). "Crystal Two: The Origin of Iqaluit". Arctic. 56 (1): 63–75.
Iqaluit
Island without human residents
Dutch translations. In the late 17th century, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan inspired Robert Boyle, an acquaintance of Pococke, to write his own philosophical novel
Uninhabited_island
1968 aviation accident
an insignificant risk to man. Most plutonium remains in the seabed under Bylot Sound far from man under relatively stable conditions and concentrations
1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash
1968_Thule_Air_Base_B-52_crash
8th–11th century expansion by Norsemen
prevent inland raids. Nonetheless, the Bretons allied with the Vikings and Robert, the margrave of Neustria, (a march created for defence against the Vikings
Viking_expansion
British warship and polar exploration ship
Cabot G. Corte-Real M. Corte-Real Frobisher Gilbert Davis Hudson Discovery Bylot Baffin Munk I. Fyodorov HMS Resolution J. Cook HMS Discovery Clerke Mackenzie
HMS_Terror_(1813)
British explorer (1880–1912)
"Titus Oates", after the historical figure. In 1910, he applied to join Robert Falcon Scott's expedition to the South Pole—the Terra Nova expedition—and
Lawrence_Oates
Pre-Norse Irish monks of Iceland
Words. Selected Papers from the FRLSU Conference, Kirkwall 2009, edited by Robert McColl Millar. Is Iceland’s language a Norse code – or legacy of Celtic
Papar
1914–17 British Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton
floating gent". By 1912, his future Antarctic plans depended on the results of Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition, which had left Cardiff in July 1910
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
British explorer and naval officer (1728–1779)
joined the sixth-rate frigate HMS Solebay as ship's master under Captain Robert Craig. During the Seven Years' War, Cook served in North America as master
James_Cook
Early 1900s ship
ship is best known for carrying the 1910 British Antarctic Expedition, Robert Falcon Scott's last expedition. Terra Nova (Latin for "new land") was built
Terra_Nova_(ship)
Polar region around Earth's South Pole
hdl:20.500.11850/230713. L. Bamber, Jonathan; Oppenheimer, Michael; E. Kopp, Robert; P. Aspinall, Willy; et al. (May 2019). "Ice sheet contributions to future
Antarctic
Antarctica's largest known subglacial lake
Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012. Robert Lee Hotz (3 March 2001). "Miles Below Antarctic Ice, a Freshwater Lake May
Lake_Vostok
Weather station and military facility in Nunavut, Canada
decades, several other expeditions passed through the area, most notably Robert Peary during his expedition to reach the North Pole in 1909. Shortly after
Alert,_Nunavut
Canadian painter (1885–1970)
$3.51 million at an auction in Toronto. In May 2010, Harris's painting, Bylot Island I, sold for $2.8 million at a Heffel Gallery auction in Vancouver
Lawren_Harris
Northernmost group of islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Aulitivik Aulitiving Baffin Barth Beacon (Ungava Bay) Bergesen Bjarnason Bylot Davids Dexterity Diana Edgeworth Eider Elder Fraser Gyrfalcon Hamilton Imiliit
Queen_Elizabeth_Islands
American naval officer (1888–1957)
Westover Plantation, who established Richmond, as well as William Byrd I and Robert "King" Carter, a colonial governor. He was also descended from George Yeardley
Richard_E._Byrd
English Arctic explorer and whaler (1789–1857)
results included his original observations on snow and crystals; and in 1809 Robert Jameson brought certain Arctic papers of his before the Wernerian Society
William_Scoresby
Autonomous territory of Denmark
from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013. Mcghee, Robert (3 April 2015). "Thule Culture". Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada
Greenland
English sea captain and privateer (1535–1594)
refrain from going to sea without a license. In 1568, he commanded the Robert in service to the exiled Cardinal of Chatillon who licensed at least six
Martin_Frobisher
Type of soil in frozen state
deposits include Yenisei River valley in Siberia, Russia as well as Banks and Bylot Island in Canada's Nunavut and Northwest Territories. Some of the buried
Permafrost
Ocean around Antarctica
sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Mill, Hugh Robert (1911). "Polar Regions". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica
Southern_Ocean
Hecla-class bomb vessel best known for Antarctic and Arctic exploration
collected on the first expedition were described and illustrated by George Robert Gray and Richard Bowdler Sharpe in The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Erebus
HMS_Erebus_(1826)
1839–43 British Antarctic exploration mission
geologists such as Humphrey Lloyd, Sir Edward Sabine, John Phillips and Robert Were Fox. Ross had made many previous expeditions to the Arctic, including
Ross_expedition
Irish naval officer and polar explorer (1796–1848?)
Cabot G. Corte-Real M. Corte-Real Frobisher Gilbert Davis Hudson Discovery Bylot Baffin Munk I. Fyodorov HMS Resolution J. Cook HMS Discovery Clerke Mackenzie
Francis_Crozier
Body of water in Nunavut Province, Canada
2 to 18.0 mi) wide. The inlet separates Baffin Island to the west from Bylot Island to the east, making it part of the Sirmilik National Park. There
Navy_Board_Inlet
Species of owl
short-eared owls nesting in the tundra. 9 radio-tagged female snowy owls about Bylot Island were tracked to study how pre-laying snow cover affects their searching
Snowy_owl
Antarctic base
Expedition of 1910–1913 (also known as the Terra Nova Expedition) led by Robert Falcon Scott. In selecting a base of operations for the 1910–1913 Expedition
Scott's_Hut
1910–13 British Antarctic expedition
expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913. Led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the expedition had various scientific and geographical objectives
Terra_Nova_Expedition
Irish Antarctic explorer (1877–1938)
to Antarctica during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, including Robert Falcon Scott's 1911–1913 Terra Nova Expedition. This saw the race to reach
Tom_Crean_(explorer)
Southernmost point on Earth
the ice. The sign records the respective dates that Roald Amundsen and Robert F. Scott reached the Pole, followed by a short quotation from each man,
South_Pole
1955–58 expedition to Antarctica
Hillary's party was just the third—preceded by Roald Amundsen in 1911 and Robert Falcon Scott in 1912—to reach the Pole overland. Hillary's arrival also
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Commonwealth_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
Expedition – led by Robert Falcon Scott, on 30 December 1903, reached (82° 17′S) 1902 - First balloon flight over Antarctica by Robert Falcon Scott 1901–1903
List_of_Antarctic_expeditions
Mesozoic land mass separated from Laramidia to the west by the Western Interior Seaway
Corythosaurus, have been reported from New Jersey's Navesink Formation, Bylot Island and Nova Scotia, Canada. It cannot yet be explained how lambeosaurines
Appalachia_(landmass)
Cabot G. Corte-Real M. Corte-Real Frobisher Gilbert Davis Hudson Discovery Bylot Baffin Munk I. Fyodorov HMS Resolution J. Cook HMS Discovery Clerke Mackenzie
Research stations in Antarctica
Research_stations_in_Antarctica
Russian research station in Antarctica
Dominique; Barnola, Jean-Marc; Souchez, Roland; Lorrain, Reginald; Petit, Jean-Robert; Duval, Paul; Lipenkov, Vladimir Y. (2005). "Palaeoclimatology: The record
Vostok_Station
Nazi Germany polar expedition
Cabot G. Corte-Real M. Corte-Real Frobisher Gilbert Davis Hudson Discovery Bylot Baffin Munk I. Fyodorov HMS Resolution J. Cook HMS Discovery Clerke Mackenzie
German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939)
German_Antarctic_Expedition_(1938–1939)
1893–1896 attempt by Fridtjof Nansen to reach the North Pole
seriously challenged, although he did not escape criticism. American explorer Robert Peary wondered why Nansen had not returned to the ship when his polar dash
Nansen's_Fram_expedition
Self-propelled deep submergence vehicle
Cabot G. Corte-Real M. Corte-Real Frobisher Gilbert Davis Hudson Discovery Bylot Baffin Munk I. Fyodorov HMS Resolution J. Cook HMS Discovery Clerke Mackenzie
Mir_(submersible)
Island of the Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut, Canada
Alert (Ellesmere Island))), including the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf. In 1906 Robert Peary led an expedition in northern Ellesmere Island, from Cape Sheridan
Ellesmere_Island
Scientific expedition in the Arctic Circle
engendered persisted for decades. Geography portal Canada portal Diamond Jenness Robert Bartlett (explorer) Hubert Wilkins Christian Theodore Pedersen Voyage of
Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913–1916
Canadian_Arctic_Expedition,_1913–1916
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