In May 1845, one of England’s most storied naval officers, Sir John Franklin, launched an expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. Once thought to be ice-free, the legendary North Pole ...

I need epic adventure and exploration in my life.” He would find both on this journey, and live to write about it in “Into ...

The Northwest Passage—that baffling mystery to all ... that the commander of every expedition has to meet on any exploration that brings white men and savages into contact in the wilds.

Navigating one of the most remote and challenging waterways, we set sail from the rugged Aleutian Islands to the narrow False ...

Sea Ice, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Arctic Canada. Credit: UIG via Getty Images The Crystal Cruises ship signals the arrival of a new era of mass tourist exploration of the once inaccessible and ...

Two years earlier Amundsen had been immersed in plans to extend his exploration of the Arctic ... John Franklin's disastrous search for the Northwest Passage. Although Amundsen continued his ...

When Amundsen set out on the Northwest Passage, he was a transitional character. He was helping to close the chapter of terrestrial exploration and open the space era. After him, what's left?

We are glad to welcome you to The Franklin Exploration, a bilingual travelling pop-up exhibit ... but d'acquérir de nouvelles connaissances scientifiques et de découvrir le passage du Nord-Ouest ...

humble approach of living with nature that has made Norway the world leader in polar exploration. In preparation for the South Pole expedition Amundsen led a six-man team on the first successful ...

The mystery of what happened to Franklin and all of his men has never been entirely solved, though the wrecks of both his ...