Coppermine expedition

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The Coppermine expedition was an early 19th-century Arctic exploration journey led by John Franklin to chart the northern coast of Canada along the Coppermine River.

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instanceOf Arctic exploration expedition ⓘ
British naval expedition ⓘ
aim to chart the northern coast of Canada ⓘ
to explore the region around the Coppermine River ⓘ
associatedWithPeople Dene ⓘ
Inuit ⓘ
casualties several expedition members died ⓘ
commander John Franklin ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
destination Arctic coast of North America ⓘ
linked to: Arctic coast
documentedBy John Franklin ⓘ
documentedIn Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea ⓘ
endDate 1822 ⓘ
era Age of Exploration in the Arctic ⓘ
exploredRegion Arctic Ocean coastline west of the Coppermine River ⓘ
Coronation Gulf ⓘ
northern coast of present-day Canada ⓘ
followedBy John Franklin's second Arctic expedition of 1825–1827 ⓘ
genre scientific exploration ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystem Arctic region of North America ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region
hasLanguage English ⓘ
leader John Franklin ⓘ
location Northwest Territories ⓘ
Nunavut ⓘ
member George Back ⓘ
John Richardson ⓘ
Robert Hood ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
namedAfter Coppermine River ⓘ
notableFor early mapping of the Canadian Arctic coast ⓘ
extreme privation and starvation ⓘ
partOf early 19th-century Arctic exploration ⓘ
precededBy earlier British attempts to find the Northwest Passage ⓘ
result partial charting of the Arctic coastline between the Coppermine River and Bathurst Inlet ⓘ
significant hardship and loss of life ⓘ
riskFactor difficult terrain ⓘ
harsh Arctic climate ⓘ
limited supplies ⓘ
route Coppermine River ⓘ
sponsor British Admiralty ⓘ
startDate 1819 ⓘ
subjectOf historical studies of Arctic exploration ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
usedFor gathering geographic and scientific data ⓘ
usedTransport canoes ⓘ
overland travel on foot ⓘ
small boats ⓘ

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John Franklin → tookPartIn → Coppermine expedition ⓘ
John Franklin → notableExpedition → Coppermine expedition ⓘ
subject linked to: John
first overland expedition to the Arctic Ocean (1819–1822) → alsoKnownAs → Coppermine Expedition ⓘ
linked to: Coppermine expedition
second overland expedition to the Arctic (1825–1827) → follows → Coppermine Expedition of 1819–1822 ⓘ
linked to: Coppermine expedition