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In 1845, a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin departed England aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. The expedition was assigned to traverse the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic and to record magnetic data to help ...
'HMS Terror & Erebus: Michael Palin on Polar Exploration and Disasters'In this video, globetrotter, author and comedian Michael Palin answers quickfire quest...
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Francis Crozier, Kapitän der HMS Terror. James Fitzjames, 1. Offizier auf der HMS Erebus, 1845. Die Franklin-Expedition war die dritte große und letzte Forschungsreise des britischen Polarforschers Sir John Franklin.
In May 1845 two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, sailed from Britain to what is now Nunavut in Northern Canada.. Explorations of the Arctic coastline had led to great optimism that finding and charting the final part of the Northwest Passage – the seaway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans – was now within reach.
16. Sept. 2018 · Michael Palin on HMS Erebus: ‘a story of life, death and resurrection’. In 1848, HMS Erebus disappeared in the Arctic, its fate a mystery. In 2014, it was found. Michael Palin brings the remarkable ship back to life, following its epic voyages of discovery to ultimate catastrophe. He talks to Anna James.
· 1h · . Follow. Dan Snow sits down with Michael Palin to discuss the famous HMS Terror and Erebus. What made these ships so fascinating, why they were used as Arctic exploration ships, and what led to their eventual loss in the 1840s. See less. Comments. Most relevant. Pete Steffey. I could listen to Michael Palin talk about history all day.
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19. Okt. 2018 · Michael Palin wows audiences with tale of HMS Erebus. The author, actor and member of Monty Python wrapped up the Canadian leg of his North American book tour with a sold-out show in Ottawa. Oct 19, 2018. 694 words. 3 minutes. By Harry Wilson. Advertisement. Can Geo Talks: [CLIP] Michael Palin on touring Canada with Monty Python. Watch on.
