Franklin expedition

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The Franklin expedition was a 19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Sir John Franklin that tragically disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage.

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Generate an image of the Franklin expedition (The Franklin expedition was a 19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Sir John Franklin that tragically disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage.)

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instanceOf Arctic exploration expedition ⓘ
British naval expedition ⓘ
areaExplored Northwest Passage ⓘ
associatedWith Inuit oral histories ⓘ
Victorian-era exploration ⓘ
causeOfDisappearance combination of starvation, exposure, disease, and other factors ⓘ
commander Sir John Franklin ⓘ
linked to: John Franklin
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crewSize 129 ⓘ
culturalDepiction inspiration for fictional works ⓘ
subject of documentaries ⓘ
subject of many books ⓘ
departureCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
departureDate 1845-05-19 ⓘ
departurePort Greenhithe, England ⓘ
linked to: Greenhithe
destination Canadian Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Arctic Archipelago
era 19th century ⓘ
fate disappeared in the Arctic ⓘ
historicalImpact advanced mapping of the Canadian Arctic ⓘ
increased understanding of Arctic conditions ⓘ
lastEuropeanPortOfCall Stromness, Orkney Islands ⓘ
linked to: Stromness
lastKnownStopBeforeArctic Disko Bay, Greenland ⓘ
lastRecordedWinteringLocation Beechey Island ⓘ
laterAbandonmentLocation near King William Island ⓘ
leader Sir John Franklin ⓘ
linked to: John Franklin
namedAfter Sir John Franklin ⓘ
linked to: John Franklin
notableDisease scurvy ⓘ
tuberculosis ⓘ
notableDocument Victory Point note ⓘ
notableOutcome no survivors among the crew ⓘ
notableShipwreckDiscovery HMS Erebus located in 2014 ⓘ
HMS Terror located in 2016 ⓘ
numberOfCrew 105 ⓘ
numberOfOfficers 24 ⓘ
numberOfShips 2 ⓘ
objective to chart the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage ⓘ
to complete a sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
patron British Admiralty ⓘ
possibleContributingFactor lead poisoning from tinned food or water systems ⓘ
regionOfLoss Canadian High Arctic ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region
searchLedBy Francis Leopold McClintock ⓘ
Sir James Clark Ross ⓘ
linked to: James Clark Ross

Sir John Rae ⓘ
sponsor Royal Navy ⓘ
startDate 1845 ⓘ
status lost ⓘ
triggered numerous search expeditions ⓘ
usedShip HMS Erebus ⓘ
HMS Terror ⓘ

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Northwest Passage → hasNotableExpedition → Franklin expedition ⓘ
Northwest Passage → hasNotableExpedition → McClure expedition ⓘ
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Roald Amundsen → knownFor → Northwest Passage expedition ⓘ
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Amundsen Gjøa expedition → precededBy → Franklin expedition ⓘ
John Franklin → knownFor → ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition ⓘ
linked to: Franklin expedition
John Franklin → knownFor → Franklin expedition ⓘ
John Franklin → commanded → Franklin's lost expedition ⓘ
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The Terror → inspiredBy → Franklin expedition ⓘ
The Terror → season1Focus → Franklin expedition ⓘ
John Franklin → notableExpedition → 1845 Franklin expedition ⓘ
subject linked to: John
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John Franklin → subjectOf → Franklin expedition investigations ⓘ
subject linked to: John
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HMS Erebus → participatedIn → Franklin expedition ⓘ
HMS Erebus → associatedWith → Franklin expedition disaster ⓘ
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HMS Erebus → notableFor → ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition ⓘ
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Beechey Island → usedAsWinteringSiteBy → Franklin expedition 1845–1846 ⓘ
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King William Island → historicallySignificantFor → Franklin expedition ⓘ
Gjoa Haven → historicalAssociation → Franklin expedition search ⓘ
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Francis Crozier → knownFor → Franklin Expedition ⓘ
subject linked to: Captain Francis Crozier
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Francis Crozier → participatedIn → Franklin Expedition ⓘ
subject linked to: Captain Francis Crozier
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John Richardson → participatedIn → First Franklin Arctic expedition ⓘ
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The Frozen Deep → inspiredBy → Franklin expedition ⓘ
Man Proposes, God Disposes → inspiredBy → Franklin expedition ⓘ