King William Island
Americannoun
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A note left by members of the expedition on King William Island, and found by explorers in 1859, revealed that Sir John Franklin died on 11 June 1847.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
The wreckage lay quiet until 2014, when a remotely controlled underwater vehicle picked up the silhouette of the Erebus near King William Island.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2021
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
By this time they were dead, scattered across more than 120 miles of King William Island.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2017
By 2014, Kamookak had convinced a team of Franklin seekers from Parks Canada to follow his guidance to King William Island.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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