Coppermine expedition
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title:
Coppermine expedition
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The Coppermine expedition of 1819–1822 was a British overland undertaking to survey and chart the area from Hudson Bay to the north coast of North America, eastwards from the mouth of the Coppermine River. The expedition was organised by the Royal Navy as part of its attempt to discover and map the Northwest Passage. It was the first of three Arctic expeditions to be led by John Franklin and also included George Back and John Richardson, both of whom later became notable Arctic explorers in thei
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British overland Arctic survey expedition, 1819–1822
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppermine_expedition
date created:
2008-12-05T21:42:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T01:55:53Z
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