The Search for the Northwest Passage
The search for the Northwest Passage, a northern sea route to Asia, inspired ambitious expeditions, most notably the doomed effort by Sir John Franklin, who led ships to the arctic and never returned. The search for the passage continued for decades, and it wouldn't be until the early years of the 20th century that Roald Amundsen finally sailed through the ice and into the Pacific.
The Fate of Franklin
A site devoted to the doomed expedition led by Sir John Franklin, which sailed to the arctic in 1845 and became the focus of worldwide fascination when several search expeditions found barely a trace of ships, sailors, or Franklin himself.
A site devoted to the doomed expedition led by Sir John Franklin, which sailed to the arctic in 1845 and became the focus of worldwide fascination when several search expeditions found barely a trace of ships, sailors, or Franklin himself.