William McKinlay
Books
- Left on the Ice The Karluk Disaster and the Canadian Arctic Expedition's Fight for Survival · Liszt Think
In August 1913, the Karluk, flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, became trapped in pack ice off Alaska. When leader Vilhjalmur Stefansson departed on a hunting trip, he never returned to the vessel.
- The Ship and the Plan…ile expedition with access to game and open water. They assumed that the ship would not become a stationary hospital trapped far from help. William McKinlay, a young scientist assigned to magnetic observation, watched the loading with mounting concern. He walked the deck and noted how the vessel…
- The Leader and the Captain…ry certainty. Stefansson overruled him. The scientific parties would carry what they needed for their work. The ship’s company would adapt. William McKinlay, a young Scottish scientist assigned to the magnetic observations, watched these exchanges with growing unease. He had joined for the scien…
- Into the Gripping Ice…called Jerry and Jimmy, whose knowledge of ice behavior and game movement would prove more valuable than any Admiralty chart. That same day William McKinlay, the young Scottish magnetician standing his first Arctic watch, entered an observation in his record. The Karluk was handling well. She wa…