Bigsby Inlet


Bigsby Inlet (52˚37'00" 131˚45'00" W side of Darwin Sd, E side of Moresby I, QCI), Bigsby Point (52˚36'00" 131˚40'00" S entrance to Bigsby Inlet). Dr John Jeremiah Bigsby (1792–1881), an English physician and geologist, joined the British Army medical service and was stationed in Canada, 1818–27. He prepared a report on the geology of Upper Canada and in 1822 was appointed British secretary and medical officer to the International Boundary Commission. He returned to England to practise...

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