Rankine Islands

Rankine Islands (52˚15'00" 131˚03'00" N entrance to Carpenter Bay, off SE end of Moresby I, QCI). Geologist George M Dawson named these islands in 1878 after his younger brother Rankine Dawson (1863–1913), who acted as his assistant on his 1878 exploration of the QCI. George described the 15-year-old Rankine as “a singularly reticent travelling companion” whom he hoped to “improve” during the summer. Rankine graduated from McGill Medical School in 1882 and worked as a medical...

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