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King William Island

American  

noun

  1. an island in the Arctic Ocean, in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, in the W Nunavut Territory, Canada. 5,062 sq. mi. (13,111 sq. km).


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Bone and tooth samples from Gregory's remains were recovered from King William Island, Nunavut in 2013.

From BBC • May 6, 2021

Artifacts from the Erebus have been previously discovered by search parties or obtained by Inuit people who encountered the expedition on King William Island, Nunavut, one of the last places Franklin’s men were seen.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2020

Over several weeks in early August, the researchers launched 3D-mapping technology to survey the wreck site off the the coast of King William Island in Nunavut.

From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2019

Experts believe that the ships were lost in 1848 after they became locked in the ice near King William Island and that the crews abandoned them in a hopeless bid to reach safety.

From Fox News • Jan. 9, 2019

In 1859, a message found by a search party on King William Island stated that both the Erebus and the Terror were trapped in ice in late 1846 and remained so for about eighteen months.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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