Northwest Passage Franklin Expedition Map

This was the first mission into canadas arctic led by sir john franklin. Greenhithe englandfranklins expedition departed on may 19 1845 with 134 officers and crew.

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This is early in he season still for ice melt and break up it gives an indication of the degree to which the area amongst the islands is choked with ice making shipping movements difficult to say the least.

Northwest passage franklin expedition map.

Ships traveling west would enter the passage through baffin bay pass through the canadian arctic archipelago by various routes exit into the beaufort sea and then out into the pacific ocean through the chukchi sea and bering sea.
Ship found in arctic 168 years after doomed northwest passage attempt.
On the far right side r.

As franklins ships sailed toward the northwest passage.
This map published in russia in 1784 depicts a possible northwest passage.
All 129 men on the franklin expedition died in the worst disaster to hit britains royal navy in its long history of.

The map at the top of this page shows possible routes through the northwest passage.
Roch was the first ship to travel the northwest passage through the northern deep water route and the first to sail the passage in both directions.
From the western shores of hudson bay franklin led the expedition to the coppermine river and ultimately toward the shores of the arctic ocean.

Map of events of franklins 1845 northwest passage expedition.
Picture right a satellite picture of part of the above area taken on the 27th of june 2002.
Although sir john franklin was on the right track his ships the terror and the erebus became frozen in the ice near king william island.

During the first leg of the voyage letters written by the men were sent home.
Printable in this annotated map compare the presumed route of the failed franklin expedition to the northwest passage with roald admunsens successful path.
The most famous of all attempts to find the northwest passage were sir john franklins tragic expedition and sir robert mcclures grand success.

De lquest connects hudson bay to the pacific ocean.
Photograph courtesy osher map library.
In 1845 sir john franklin was chosen despite being 59 years old to lead a lavishly equipped expedition to chart the last unknown parts of the northwest passage.

The influence of the franklin expedition on canadian literature and culture has been especially significant.
Among the best known modern franklin ballads is northwest passage by the late ontario folksinger stan rogers 1981 which has been referred to as the unofficial canadian national anthem.