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
King William Island
The region where the ships were abandoned and the surviving crew attempted to travel south.
Coordinates69.10, -98.80
Related expeditions
Sources and further reading
- Franklin’s 1845 Expedition, Parks Canada. Official overview, route maps, chronology, and Inuit knowledge context.