McClure expedition

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The McClure expedition was a mid-19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Robert McClure that is credited with the first traversal of the Northwest Passage, albeit partly by sledge over ice.

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instanceOf Arctic expedition ⓘ
British naval expedition ⓘ
achievement first traversal of the Northwest Passage ⓘ
areaExplored Banks Island ⓘ
Beaufort Sea ⓘ
Prince of Wales Strait ⓘ
Viscount Melville Sound ⓘ
commanderFullName Robert John Le Mesurier McClure ⓘ
commanderRank Commander ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crewType Royal Navy personnel ⓘ
endYear 1854 ⓘ
era Age of Sail Arctic exploration ⓘ
linked to: Age of Sail
geographicalDiscovery coastline of Banks Island ⓘ
features of Prince of Wales Strait ⓘ
hazard scurvy ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ
starvation risk ⓘ
historicalSignificance demonstrated a continuous navigable connection between Atlantic and Pacific via Arctic channels ⓘ
honor McClure Strait named after Robert McClure ⓘ
linked to: M'Clure Strait
leader Robert McClure ⓘ
legacy influenced later Arctic exploration and mapping of the Northwest Passage ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
navigationType sailing ship navigation in pack ice ⓘ
notableFor over-ice sledge journeys linking separate sea routes ⓘ
objective search for Sir John Franklin ⓘ
search for the Northwest Passage ⓘ
partOf search for Franklin expeditions ⓘ
recognizedAs first completion of the Northwest Passage in history ⓘ
rescueBy British Arctic search expeditions ⓘ
crew of HMS Resolute ⓘ
result crew completed a transit between Atlantic and Pacific via Arctic ⓘ
route Arctic Ocean ⓘ
Bering Strait ⓘ
Northwest Passage ⓘ
shipFate HMS Investigator was abandoned in the ice ⓘ
linked to: HMS Investigator
shipStatus HMS Investigator became icebound ⓘ
linked to: HMS Investigator
sponsor Royal Navy ⓘ
startYear 1850 ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Canadian Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Arctic Archipelago
timePeriod mid-19th century ⓘ
traversalMethod partly by sledge over ice ⓘ
typeOfTravel maritime and over-ice sledge travel ⓘ
vessel HMS Investigator ⓘ

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Amundsen Gjøa expedition → precededBy → McClure expedition ⓘ