Franklin expedition
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The Franklin expedition was a 19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Sir John Franklin that tragically disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage.
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| instanceOf |
Arctic exploration expedition
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British naval expedition → |
| areaExplored |
Northwest Passage
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| associatedWith |
Inuit oral histories
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Victorian-era exploration → |
| causeOfDisappearance |
combination of starvation, exposure, disease, and other factors
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| commander |
Sir John Franklin
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| crewSize |
129
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| culturalDepiction |
inspiration for fictional works
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subject of documentaries → subject of many books → |
| departureCountry |
United Kingdom
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| departureDate |
1845-05-19
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| departurePort |
Greenhithe, England
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| destination |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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| era |
19th century
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| fate |
disappeared in the Arctic
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| historicalImpact |
advanced mapping of the Canadian Arctic
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increased understanding of Arctic conditions → |
| lastEuropeanPortOfCall |
Stromness, Orkney Islands
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| lastKnownStopBeforeArctic |
Disko Bay, Greenland
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| lastRecordedWinteringLocation |
Beechey Island
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| laterAbandonmentLocation |
near King William Island
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| leader |
Sir John Franklin
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| namedAfter |
Sir John Franklin
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| notableDisease |
scurvy
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tuberculosis → |
| notableDocument |
Victory Point note
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| notableOutcome |
no survivors among the crew
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| notableShipwreckDiscovery |
HMS Erebus located in 2014
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HMS Terror located in 2016 → |
| numberOfCrew |
105
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| numberOfOfficers |
24
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| numberOfShips |
2
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| objective |
to chart the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage
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to complete a sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago → |
| patron |
British Admiralty
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| possibleContributingFactor |
lead poisoning from tinned food or water systems
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| regionOfLoss |
Canadian High Arctic
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| searchLedBy |
Francis Leopold McClintock
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Sir James Clark Ross → Sir John Rae → |
| sponsor |
Royal Navy
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| startDate |
1845
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| status |
lost
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| triggered |
numerous search expeditions
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| usedShip |
HMS Erebus
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HMS Terror → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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John Franklin
("ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition")
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John Franklin → Roald Amundsen ("Northwest Passage expedition") → |
knownFor |
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Northwest Passage
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Northwest Passage ("McClure expedition") → |
hasNotableExpedition |
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John Franklin
("Franklin's lost expedition")
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commanded |
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The Terror
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inspiredBy |
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Amundsen Gjøa expedition
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precededBy |
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The Terror
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