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"What turned the greatest Arctic expedition of the nineteenth century into the worst Arctic tragedy in history? Ice Blink (the name sailors gave the haunting mirages formed by reflections off pack ice) probes one of the most enduring mysteries in the annals of exploration - the baffling disappearance of the largest, best-equipped expedition of its day.". "Led by veteran Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, two ships and 129 handpicked officers and men sailed from Greenland on July 12, 1845, seeking a navigable shortcut to link the Atlantic and Pacific. It was the most technologically advanced…
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4 editions- Other · English · 2001Wiley · 256 pages · 9780471404200
- Other · English · 2001Tandem Library · 9780613354141
- Other · English · 2001Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited, John · 9781630261153
- Other · English · 2000Wiley · 256 pages · 9780471377900
Discovery and explorationBritishPolar regions, discovery and explorationBiography