Buried in ice : [the mystery of a lost Arctic expedition], by Owen Beattie and John Geiger, with Shelley Tanaka. -- 039422258X :, Toronto Public LibraryOwen BeattieJohn GeigerBeattie, O., & Geiger, J. (1992). Buried in ice: The mystery of a lost arctic expedition. New York: ...
The Franklin Conspiracy is an absorbing account of the single most enigmatic event in Canadian history. In 1845, two British Royal Navy ships, the Erebus and the Terror, commanded by Sir John Franklin, entered the Canadian Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage. Neither ship returned. A fif...
the library of ancient Alexandria, the D-Day invasion (a map theft was involved in its success), and the lost Arctic expedition of John Franklin. So entranced was Harvey by his subject, in fact, that at one point he worries that in chasing Bland he was “hunting down some enigmatic citi...
“We have made polar history with the discovery of Endurance, and successfully completed the world’s most challenging shipwreck search,” said John Shears, the expedition’s leader. Endurance was found at a depth of 3008 metres in the Weddell Sea, within the search area defined by the expedit...
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1. Sir John Franklin was not the first choice for the expedition Barrow spent a long time deliberating over who should command this expedition. His first choice, William Edward Parry, declined as he had had enough of the Arctic. James Clark Ross declined as he had made a promise to his ...
Boy Scouts Beyond the Arctic Circle; Or, the Lost Expedition 作者:Ralphson, George Harvey 页数:54 ISBN:9781150654329 豆瓣评分 目前无人评价 评价: 写笔记 写书评 加入购书单 分享到 推荐
DNA analysis has revealed the identity of James Fitzjames from the Franklin Expedition, trapped in the Arctic in 1845. The grim survival tale of the crew includes harrowing evidence of cannibalism, casting light on the extreme measures taken in the face of starvation. Credit: FabTet/Wikimedi...
Archaeologists have identified the cannibalized remains of a senior officer who perished during an ill-fated 19th century Arctic expedition, offering insight into its lost crew’s tragicand grisly final days. By comparing DNA from the bones with a sample from a living relative, the new research ...