19 May 1845–22 April 1848
Franklin’s Lost Expedition
John Franklin’s two-ship expedition entered the Canadian Arctic in search of a Northwest Passage. Both ships were trapped in ice and all 129 remaining crew members died.
Place
Greenhithe
The Thames departure point of Franklin’s 1845 expedition.
Coordinates51.45, 0.28
Related expeditions
Sources and further reading
- Franklin’s 1845 Expedition, Parks Canada. Official overview, route maps, chronology, and Inuit knowledge context.
- OS Open Names, Ordnance Survey. Authoritative British place-name gazetteer used to correct Greenhithe’s point placement. This source supports geographic placement only.