An archaeological survey to aid in the determination of the exact route of the last Sir John Franklin expedition following its overwintering at Beechey Island in 1845-46 was conducted in June 1982. The survey was designed to test the hypothesis that the expedition sailed from Beechey Island south to King William Island via McClintock Channel, rather than through Peel Sound and Franklin Strait, as is generally accepted. Surveyed areas included Kilian, Stefansson, and northeast Victoria Islands in northwest McClintock Channel, and Russell and northern Prince of Wales Islands to the northeast of McClintock Channel. Although three cairns associated with Austin's searching expedition of 1850-51 were located, as well as several prehistoric and hi...
Of all the polar heroes of the 19th century, Sir John Franklin might be regarded as the most tragic ...
Of all the polar heroes of the 19th century, Sir John Franklin might be regarded as the most tragic ...
Presents evidence that this island in Mackenzie Bay, northern Canada, on which Mackenzie camped in 1...
ABSTRACT. An archaeological survey to aid in the determination of the exact route of the last Sir Jo...
Few detailed analyses exist for the majority of the sites that comprise the archaeological record of...
I N 1825 Sir John Franklin began his second expedition to the shores of the Arctic Ocean. In August ...
Forty-nine books and articles published during the last 140 years give two dozen different figures f...
.. The man who charted nearly 3000 km of the coastline of North America is best remembered as the le...
Lieutenant William R. Hobson’s 1859 search for traces of the Franklin expedition on the west coast o...
In 1855 a parliamentary committee concluded that Robert McClure deserved to be rewarded as the disco...
Historical and archaeological records are examined for three archaeological sites at Erebus Bay, Kin...
In April 1854 Dr. John Rae heard from Inuit at Pelly Bay an account of the last fateful days of Fran...
In 1855 a parliamentary committee concluded that Robert McClure deserved to be rewarded as the disc...
Nineteenth-century exploration of the Canadian Arctic, primarily directed by the British Admiralty, ...
Of all the polar heroes of the 19th century, Sir John Franklin might be regarded as the most tragic ...
Of all the polar heroes of the 19th century, Sir John Franklin might be regarded as the most tragic ...
Of all the polar heroes of the 19th century, Sir John Franklin might be regarded as the most tragic ...
Presents evidence that this island in Mackenzie Bay, northern Canada, on which Mackenzie camped in 1...
ABSTRACT. An archaeological survey to aid in the determination of the exact route of the last Sir Jo...
Few detailed analyses exist for the majority of the sites that comprise the archaeological record of...
I N 1825 Sir John Franklin began his second expedition to the shores of the Arctic Ocean. In August ...
Forty-nine books and articles published during the last 140 years give two dozen different figures f...
.. The man who charted nearly 3000 km of the coastline of North America is best remembered as the le...
Lieutenant William R. Hobson’s 1859 search for traces of the Franklin expedition on the west coast o...
In 1855 a parliamentary committee concluded that Robert McClure deserved to be rewarded as the disco...
Historical and archaeological records are examined for three archaeological sites at Erebus Bay, Kin...
In April 1854 Dr. John Rae heard from Inuit at Pelly Bay an account of the last fateful days of Fran...
In 1855 a parliamentary committee concluded that Robert McClure deserved to be rewarded as the disc...
Nineteenth-century exploration of the Canadian Arctic, primarily directed by the British Admiralty, ...
Of all the polar heroes of the 19th century, Sir John Franklin might be regarded as the most tragic ...
Of all the polar heroes of the 19th century, Sir John Franklin might be regarded as the most tragic ...
Of all the polar heroes of the 19th century, Sir John Franklin might be regarded as the most tragic ...
Presents evidence that this island in Mackenzie Bay, northern Canada, on which Mackenzie camped in 1...