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
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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