first overland expedition to the Arctic Ocean (1819–1822)

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The first overland expedition to the Arctic Ocean (1819–1822) was a British exploratory journey led by John Franklin that aimed to chart the northern coast of Canada and significantly advanced geographic knowledge of the Arctic.

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instanceOf Arctic exploration expedition ⓘ
British expedition ⓘ
overland expedition ⓘ
aim to chart the northern coast of Canada ⓘ
to explore the Arctic coastline between the Coppermine River and the Mackenzie River ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Coppermine Expedition ⓘ
Franklin’s first Arctic expedition ⓘ
associatedWith Hudson’s Bay Company ⓘ
North West Company ⓘ
commandedByRank Lieutenant John Franklin ⓘ
linked to: John Franklin
commander John Franklin ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
destination Arctic Ocean ⓘ
difficulty harsh Arctic climate ⓘ
inadequate equipment ⓘ
shortage of food supplies ⓘ
documentedIn Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea ⓘ
endDate 1822 ⓘ
era 19th-century Arctic exploration ⓘ
leader John Franklin ⓘ
legacy improved maps of the Arctic coast of North America ⓘ
increased British interest in Arctic exploration ⓘ
location British North America ⓘ
linked to: British America

northern Canada ⓘ
narrativeAuthor John Franklin ⓘ
notableFor extreme hardship and starvation ⓘ
high mortality among expedition members ⓘ
partOf search for the Northwest Passage ⓘ
predecessorOf John Franklin’s second Arctic expedition (1825–1827) ⓘ
reachedBodyOfWater Arctic Ocean ⓘ
regionExplored Arctic coast of mainland Canada ⓘ
Canadian Arctic Archipelago vicinity ⓘ
result partial charting of the Arctic coast of North America ⓘ
significant advancement of geographic knowledge of the Arctic ⓘ
routeIncluded Coppermine River ⓘ
Cumberland House ⓘ
Fort Chipewyan ⓘ
Great Slave Lake ⓘ
Hudson Bay ⓘ
scientificWork magnetic observations ⓘ
meteorological observations ⓘ
natural history collections ⓘ
sponsor British Admiralty ⓘ
startDate 1819 ⓘ
usedTransport canoes ⓘ
overland travel on foot ⓘ

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John Franklin → tookPartIn → first overland expedition to the Arctic Ocean (1819–1822) ⓘ