James William Tyrrell

Canadian geographer (1863–1945)

James William Tyrrell
James Tyrrell in Fort Reliance
Born	(1863-05-10)May 10, 1863^[1] Weston, Ontario
Died	1945 (aged 81–82)^[1]
Nationality	Canada
Known for	exploring Canada's largely undocumented Barrenlands

James William Tyrrell was a Canadian topologist and author.^[2] Like his older brother, Joseph Burr Tyrrell, Tyrrell went on physically demanding expeditions to Canada's sparsely settled, rugged North.

In 1898 he wrote "Central Canadian Waterways Transit System : Proposed Utilization of the Main Waterways of the Four Great Interior Basins of Canada by Adding Requisite 'divide' Railway Facilities for Improved Transit Thereon", a 14-page pamphlet.

In 1902 he wrote "Across the Sub-Arctics of Canada: A Journey of 3,200 Miles by Canoe and Snow-shoe Through the Barren Lands", based on his expedition to map the land between Great Slave Lake and Hudson's Bay.^[2] He led a team of just 9 men.

In 1905 Tyrrell conducted the first survey of the mouth of the Churchill River.^[1] Fifteen years later Churchill would become North America's only rail link to the Arctic Ocean.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "James Williams Tyrrell - Encyclopedia Arctica 15: Biographies". Encyclopedia Arctica. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
^ ^a ^b Morten Asfeldt; Bob Henderson, eds. (2010). "Pike's Portage: Stories of a Distinguished Place". Dundurn Press. pp. 133–145. ISBN 9781554884605. Retrieved 2020-12-22.