McClure expedition

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The McClure expedition was a mid-19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Robert McClure that is credited with the first traversal of the Northwest Passage, albeit partly by sledge over ice.

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instanceOf Arctic expedition
British naval expedition
achievement first traversal of the Northwest Passage
areaExplored Banks Island
Beaufort Sea
Prince of Wales Strait
Viscount Melville Sound
commanderFullName Robert John Le Mesurier McClure
commanderRank Commander
country United Kingdom
crewType Royal Navy personnel
endYear 1854
era Age of Sail
surface form: Age of Sail Arctic exploration
geographicalDiscovery coastline of Banks Island
features of Prince of Wales Strait
hazard scurvy
sea ice
starvation risk
historicalSignificance demonstrated a continuous navigable connection between Atlantic and Pacific via Arctic channels
honor M'Clure Strait
surface form: McClure Strait named after Robert McClure
leader Robert McClure
legacy influenced later Arctic exploration and mapping of the Northwest Passage
militaryBranch Royal Navy
navigationType sailing ship navigation in pack ice
notableFor over-ice sledge journeys linking separate sea routes
objective search for Sir John Franklin
search for the Northwest Passage
partOf search for Franklin expeditions
recognizedAs first completion of the Northwest Passage in history
rescueBy British Arctic expeditions
surface form: British Arctic search expeditions

crew of HMS Resolute
result crew completed a transit between Atlantic and Pacific via Arctic
route Arctic Ocean
Bering Strait
Northwest Passage
shipFate HMS Investigator
surface form: HMS Investigator was abandoned in the ice
shipStatus HMS Investigator
surface form: HMS Investigator became icebound
sponsor Royal Navy
startYear 1850
theaterOfOperations Arctic Archipelago
surface form: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
timePeriod mid-19th century
traversalMethod partly by sledge over ice
typeOfTravel maritime and over-ice sledge travel
vessel HMS Investigator

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Amundsen Gjøa expedition precededBy McClure expedition