Second Grinnell expedition
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Second Grinnell expedition
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The second Grinnell expedition of 1853–1855 was an American effort, financed by Henry Grinnell, to determine the fate of the Franklin's lost expedition. Led by Elisha Kent Kane, the team explored areas northwest of Greenland, now called Grinnell Land. While failing to determine the fate of Sir John Franklin, the expedition set a new record for northward penetration, delineated 960 miles (1,540 km) of unexplored coastline north of 82° latitude, and discovered the long-sought open Polar Sea. Kane
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1853–1855 arctic expedition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Grinnell_expedition
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2023-06-26T23:04:26Z
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