Boothia

[ boo-thee-uh ]

noun

1. a peninsula in N Canada: the northernmost part of the mainland of North America; former location of the north magnetic pole.
2. Gulf of, a gulf between this peninsula and Baffin Island.

Example Sentences

Are we going to the launching base at Boothia, where the manned rockets go up?

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The adventures of the crew in their retreat from Boothia Land by boat and sledge are recorded in this sketch.

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The Isthmus of Boothia is crossed by the two chains of lakes discovered by Ross.

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This was at eight o'clock on the morning of the 1st of June, 1831, on the west coast of Boothia.

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All the probabilities were, therefore, in favour of the Russian squadron getting to Boothia Land first.

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