Arctic Explorations and Discoveries During the Nineteenth Century: Being Detailed Accounts of the Several Expeditions to the North Seas, Both English and American, Conducted by Ross, Parry, Back, Franklin, M'Clure, and Others, Including the First Grinnell Expedition, Under Lieutenant De Haven, and the Final Effort in Search of Sir John Franklin |
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Admiralty Arctic arrived attempt August Back Baffin's Bay Barrow's Strait Beechey Behring's Strait boats Cape Walker Capt Captain Parry Captain Sir coast Commander Coppermine Coppermine River crew direction discovered discovery dispatched drifted eastward endeavor England Enterprise Esquimaux examine expedition exploring feet floes frozen Fury gale Greenland harbor Hecla hope Hudson's Bay Hudson's Bay Company Indians journey July June Kane Kotzebue Sound Lady Franklin Lake Lancaster Sound land latitude Lieut Lieutenant Mackenzie Mackenzie River Melville Bay Melville Island miles navigation North Somerset North Star northern northward officers pack party passage passed pemmican perilous Plover Polar Sea Prince Albert proceeded provisions quarters reached Regent Inlet Repulse Bay Richardson River sailed seamen season sent shore Sir James Ross Sir John Franklin Sir John Ross sledges snow southward tion vessels voyage Wellington Channel westward whalers wind winter