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   Sir John Franklin KCH FRS FLS FRGS (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer.

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   Jun 7, 2024 · Sir John Franklin, English rear admiral and explorer who led an ill-fated expedition (1845) in search of the Northwest Passage, a Canadian Arctic waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. His ships the Terror and the Erebus were discovered by Canadian expeditions in the 21st century.

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   May 6, 2021 · In 1845, Sir John Franklin, an officer in the British Royal Navy, took two ships and 129 men towards the Northwest Territories in an attempt to map the Northwest Passage. If charted properly, the...

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     In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin, along with two ships and 128 men, set out for the Northwest Passage, never to return. 175 years later, writer Mark Synnott undertook his own expedition with a Nat Geo team to find evidence of their fate—but not without obstacles of their own. Read the full story at the 🔗 in bio. “Explorer: Lost in the Arctic” is now streaming on @Disney and @hulu

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     In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin and his crew disappeared while attempting to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage. Many years and expeditions later, key discoveries have been made about their journey. A National Geographic team sought to find evidence of their fate—but not without obstacles of their own. Don’t miss the special premiere of #NatGeoExplorer: Lost in the Arctic on August 24 at 10/9c on National Geographic. Streaming the next day on Disney and Hulu. | National G

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   Franklin expedition, British expedition (1845–48), led by Sir John Franklin, to find the Northwest Passage through Canada and to record magnetic information as a possible aid to navigation. The expedition ended in one of the worst disasters in the history of polar exploration. All 129 crew members.

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   Learn about the tragic fate of the crew of two ships that sailed from England in 1845 to search for the Northwest Passage. Explore the objects, stories and mysteries of the lost expedition in the National Maritime Museum.

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   Mar 30, 2012 · Learn about the mysterious fate of Sir John Franklin and his crew, who vanished in the Canadian Arctic in 1845 while searching for the Northwest Passage. Find out how Inuit testimony, a single note, and forensic evidence revealed the horrifying truth of cannibalism and starvation.

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   Why was Sir John Franklin important?

   • The voyages themselves, the Admiralty believed, would yield important scientific information and strengthen the British imperial position in northern North America. Sir John Franklin was of major importance in these undertakings. John Franklin was born on April 16, 1786, at Spilsby in Lincolnshire.

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   When did John Franklin Die?

   • The note confirmed that John Franklin had died on 11 June 1847. Two years on from the last contact with the Franklin expedition, the first of a series of expeditions was launched to find them – or to discover what had happened to Erebus and Terror. The loss of Sir John Franklin, a British hero captured the public imagination.

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   Who is Sir John Franklin?

   • The Australian oceanographic research vessel RV Franklin and the Canadian Coast Guard vessel CCGS Sir John Franklin both bear his name. The wintering site of Franklin's second Canadian expedition, in Délı̨nę, Northwest Territories, was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1996.

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   How many biographies of John Franklin are there?

   • Two biographies of Franklin are H. D. Traill, Life of Sir John Franklin (1896), and Geoffrey F. Lamb, Franklin, Happy Voyageur: Being the Life and Death of Sir John Franklin (1956).

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   How long did it take to find John Franklin?

   • The two ships sailed from England in May amid optimism that the mission's object would be met. They were last seen July 26, 1845, in Lancaster Sound. It took many years to reconstruct the fate of Sir John Franklin. Some 50 expeditions were sent over 20 years to find him or his remains.

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   How did John Franklin map the Northwest Passage?

   • In 1845, Sir John Franklin, an officer in the British Royal Navy, took two ships and 129 men towards the Northwest Territories in an attempt to map the Northwest Passage. If charted properly, the route would allow sailors to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific via the icy Arctic circle.

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    Jun 8, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sir John Franklin, the English explorer who led several expeditions to the Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage. Find out how he died, what happened to his crew, and why he is remembered as a hero of polar exploration.