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Archeologists dive back into Franklin mystery in Arctic Canada

16 August 2019 Laura Busch, CBC News 0 Comments archeology, Franklin expedition, history, HMS Erebus, HMS Terror, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, ships, shipwreck

A Parks Canada research team is en route to the underwater wrecks of Sir John Franklin’s ships in an effort

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Parks Canada battles Arctic ice to explore crumbling Franklin expedition wreck

2 April 20192 April 2019 Dean Beeby, CBC News 0 Comments archeology, Franklin expedition, HMS Erebus, Inuit, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Parks Canada, ships, shipwreck

Parks Canada may be in a race against time to research the HMS Erebus as rough Arctic weather conditions badly

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Tragedies in hamlet in Arctic Canada sparking talk of a Franklin ‘curse’

18 December 2018 Dean Beeby, CBC News 0 Comments Franklin expedition, Gjoa Haven, history, Inuit, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, shipwreck, traditional knowledge

Some residents of an Arctic hamlet located near the Franklin shipwrecks have linked a spate of tragic deaths in the

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Skulls of members of the Franklin expedition were discovered by William Skinner and Paddy Gibson in 1945 at King William Island in Nunavut. While remnants of Franklin's doomed 1845 Arctic expedition have been found, the British explorer's grave has yet to be located. (National Archives of Canada/Canadian Press)

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Study debunks poisoning in Arctic mystery

9 April 2013 The Canadian Press 0 Comments Franklin, shipwreck

Research suggests lead did not come from tin cans A long-standing Arctic mystery has become even more baffling with research

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