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been directly concerned in polar exploration. Preference has been 

 given to members of the expedition. On the large scale maps as 

 finally published by the Government every member will be com- 

 memorated, but in this volume some names have had to be omitted 

 because of the scale of the maps. Next after members of the expe- 

 dition come polar explorers, and in particular those who have worked 

 in the general region covered by the expedition. There are also the 

 names of a few men who have been resident in the Far North for a 

 long time, as whalers, traders, police, and the like. 



The most conspicuous features of the map have been named after 

 those high officers in the Canadian Government who were directly 

 instrumental in having this expedition sent north, or who have done 

 something since then through acts while in office to promote polar 

 exploration. 



