Karluk — can refer to many different things: * Karluk (ship), a 1913 shipwreck * Karluk, Alaska, a town in the USA * Karluk River, a river on Kodiak Island in Alaska * Karluks, a Turkic pastoral and agricultural tribe in Central Asia … Wikipedia
A. T. Gifford (ship) — The A. T. Gifford was the last American schooner rigged whaleship to cruise Hudson Bay. It caught fire and sank in late 1915. Although the captain and a few of his crew escaped the wreck, none survived the disaster. Construction and Ownership The … Wikipedia
Olaf Swenson — 1915 or earlier Olaf Swenson ( December 16, 1883–August 23, 1938) was a Seattle based fur trader and adventurer active in Siberia and Alaska in the first third of the 20th century. His career intersected with activities of notable explorers of… … Wikipedia
Robert Bartlett — Infobox Person name = Capt. Robert Bartlett occupation = Maritime explorer image size = 180px caption = birth date = 15 August, 1875 birth place = Brigus, Newfoundland death date = 28 April, 1946 death place = New York City education = occupation … Wikipedia
Christian Theodore Pedersen — (23 December 1876 – 20 June 1969) was a Norwegian American seaman, whaling captain and fur trader active in Alaska, Canada, and the northern Pacific from the 1890s to the 1930s. He was called one of the canniest old skippers in the western arctic … Wikipedia
Wrangel Island — For the Alaskan island, see Wrangell Island. Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve * UNESCO World Heritage Site … Wikipedia
Vilhjalmur Stefansson — ( is. Vilhjálmur Stefánsson) (November 3, 1879 ndash; August 26, 1962) was a Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnologist. He was born at Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, of Icelandic descent. He was educated in the universities of North Dakota and of Iowa… … Wikipedia
Chukchi Sea — Map of the Chukchi Sea. Scientists on the sea ice in the Chukchi Se … Wikipedia
Herald Island (Arctic) — Herald Island or Gerald Island ( ru. Остров Геральд) is a small isolated Russian island in the Chukchi Sea, 60 km to the east of Wrangel Island. It rises in sheer cliffs, making it quite inaccessible, either by ship or by plane. The only sliver… … Wikipedia
King & Winge (fishing schooner) — The King Winge was one of the most famous ships ever built in Seattle. Built in 1914, in the next 70 years she had participated in a famous Arctic rescue, been present at a great maritime tragedy, and been employed as a halibut schooner, a rum… … Wikipedia
