the Northwest Passage

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In the 1840s an expedition led by Sir John Franklin sought this elusive Arctic waterway but became stuck in the ice & all perished the Northwest Passage $800 J EXPLORERS & EXPLORATION 2025-06-02 #9346
In 1905 Roald Amundsen finally conquered this Atlantic-to-Pacific route explorers had sought for centuries the Northwest Passage $400 DJ EXPLORERS 2020-10-22 #8264
Frozen in for 9 months on an 1821 search for this route, Wm. Parry began the Royal Arctic Theatre to entertain his crew the Northwest Passage $1,200 DJ EXPLORERS 2017-09-18 #7591
Martin Frobisher was one of the first Englishmen to look for this supposed route that led from Europe to Asia the Northwest Passage $400 DJ EXPLORATION 2011-06-15 #6173
When Henry Hudson entered Hudson Bay, he mistakenly thought he had found this route the Northwest Passage $600 J EXPLORATION 2009-11-02 #5781
It's the passage sought but not found by Cartier, Frobisher & Franklin the Northwest Passage $200 DJ EXPLORERS & TRAVELERS 2000-05-19 #3630
In 1631 Luke Foxe proved Hudson Bay doesn't lead to this much-sought waterway Northwest Passage $500 J NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORERS 1998-10-23 #3250
James Bay in Canada honors English navigator Thomas James, who, like Hudson, searched for this route the Northwest Passage $400 DJ EXPLORERS 1994-03-18 #2205
Between 1850 & '54 Robert McClure became the first to traverse this route, doing the last part by sled the Northwest Passage $800 DJ EXPLORERS 1991-01-29 #1482
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