Historic Traversing of Previously Impassable McClure Strait by Icebreakers CGC Northland and USS Burton Island (Navy). 12 August 1954 - Men of the Joint - Canadian Beaufort Sea Expedition erect a mast on pack ice off Cape Prince Alfred, Banks Island, Canadian Northwest Territory, for micro-meteorology study. In the background is the Coast Guard icebreaker Northwind.

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