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HMS Terror in the ice of Frozen Strait-April 1837. Image via Getty Images.
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Franklin’s Lost Expedition
HMS Erebus & HMS Terror arctic expeditions.
Victim(s)
Captain Sir John Franklin, Captain Francis Crozier, Commander James Fitzjames, Crews of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror
perpetrator(s)
N/A
Case Status
Closed Case
Case Years
April 1848
Location(s)
Victoria Strait near King William Island, (Currently) Nunavut, Canada
Synopsis
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