ARCTIC The Route of Sir John Franklin’s Third Arctic Expedition: An Evaluation and Test of an Alternative Hypothesis

• Main Authors: Clifford G. Hickey, James M. Savelle, George B. Hobson
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Arctic; Austin; Beechey Island; Franklin Strait; Guillaume; King William Island; McClintock; Peel Sound; Stefansson; William Island; inuit
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.498.9011; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic46-1-78.pdf

ABSTRACT. An archaeological survey to aid in the determination of the exact route of the last Sir John Franklin expedition following its overwintering at Beechey Island in 1845-46 was conducted in June 1982. The survey was designed to test the hypothesis that the expedition sailed from Beechey Islan...