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

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Hickey, Clifford G., Savelle, James M., Hobson, George B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1993
• Subjects: Archaeology; Expeditions; Exploration; Explorers; Franklin; Sir John; 1786-1847; History; Search for Franklin; Cairns; Baffin Bay-Davis Strait; Barrow Strait; Nunavut; Kilian Island; M'Clintock Channel; Stefansson Island; Victoria Island; N.W.T./Nunavut; Viscount Melville Sound; Arctic; Austin; Baffin Bay; Beechey Island; Franklin Strait; Guillaume; King William Island; M'Clintock; McClintock; Melville Sound; Peel Sound; Stefansson; William Island; Arctique*; Baffin; Davis Strait; inuit
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64380

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 Island south to...