Who Discovered the Northwest Passage?
In 1855 a parliamentary committee concluded that Robert McClure deserved to be rewarded as the discoverer of a Northwest Passage. Since then, various writers have put forward rival claims on behalf of Sir John Franklin, John Rae, and Roald Amundsen. This article examines the process of 19th-century...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
2018
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Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67771 |