Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-1894)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Stone, Ian R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1987
• Subjects: Biographies; Expeditions; Explorers; History; Inglefield; Edward Augustus; 1820-1894; Search for Franklin; Baffin Island waters; Nunavut; Beechey Island waters; Greenland waters; Jones Sound; Northwest Passage; Smith Sound; Greenland/Nunavut; Arctic; Baffin Bay; Baffin Island; Beechey Island; Belcher; Cape Riley; Greenland; Lancaster Sound; North Star; Pullen; Riley; Wellington Channel; Baffin; Canadian Archipelago; Northwest passage; Smith sound
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64804

Inglefield was one of the large number of Royal Naval officers whose careers were advanced by participation in the Franklin search. This was a highly satisfactory time for such men as it provided ample opportunity for employment in a rigorous environment and in a cause in which there was a gratifyin...