Sitting by the Graves.
August 2nd 2016 Beechey Island is the site of several significant events in the history of Canada's Arctic exploration. In 1845, the British explorer Sir John Franklin commanded another search for the fabled Northwest Passage with his two ships, <em style="line-height: 1.42857;">HMS Erebus and <em style="line-height: 1.42857;">HMS Terror. Franklin and his crew were never to be seen again - eve
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Doug
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Fascinating images of this truly remote location and with it the sad tale of its history.