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Palliser Expedition - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Adventure, Agility, Campaign, Circuit, Course, Crusade, Dispatch, Drive, Enterprise, Exploration, Facilitation, Flight, Flurry |
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The Palliser Expedition was a British expedition that explored and surveyed the open prairies and rugged wilderness of western Canada from 1857 to 1860. The expedition was led by John Palliser and the party consisted of:
- James Hector, geologist and naturalist
- Eugene Bourgeau, botanist
- Thomas Blakiston, magnetic observer
- John W. Sullivan, mathematician and sextant observer
After three more years of publishing the details of the expedition, Palliser presented his report to the British Parliament in 1863. A comprehensive map of the surveyed areas was published in 1865. Palliser's Triangle was first explored by this expedition and they reported back that this region was too arid for agriculture, a finding that was overrulled by later officials much to the detriment of those who have tried to farm there.
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