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Dates: This exhibition is now closed.
The search for the North-West Passage, the sea route in the Arctic Ocean which connects the North Atlantic with the North Pacific Ocean, has been sought by many of Britain’s most famous explorers, including Captain Cook, Sir John Franklin, Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry. Countless men lost their lives searching for a trade route through this hostile terrain, enduring arctic blizzards, scurvy and starvation. Read more...
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The North-West Passage is a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, around Canada and North America, which links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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Economic forces have always driven European interest in the Arctic. The earliest searches for the North-West Passage aimed at finding a fast trade to... -
Science and national pride lay behind the revival of attempts to find the North-West Passage in the 19th century. The Royal Navy was left... -
Arctic conditions are potentialy lethal, with temperatures as low as -32°C. Without adequate protection, frostbite and hyperthermia are inevitable.
