Franklin's lost expedition

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Franklin's Lost Expedition was a trip to find the Northwest Passage. During the trip, everyone in the crew got lost or died. [1] [2] [3]

Search and Discovery[change | change source]

Many people have tried to look for Franklin and what has happened to his crew, but they were not found until later on. Later on bodies of the three explores John Torrington, John Hartnell, and William Braine were discovered. [4]

Then HMS Erebus was found in 2014 of September South of King William Island in Canada

References[change | change source]

  1. Canada, Parks Canada Agency, Government of. "The Franklin Expedition". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Franklin Search | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. "Canadian researcher pinpoints burial site of officer from Franklin Expedition - Surrey Now-Leader". Surrey Now-Leader. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  4. "FRANKLIN EXPEDITION MUMMIES". AwesomeStories.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.