Today, we travel to the Northwest Passage - a route from Europe OVER Canada and on to Asia (and all the spices that come with that). Many tried and failed, but the most spectacular and haunting failure is that of the HMSs Terror and Erebus. The ships set sail in 1845 and were never seen again. From what we know, the crews were sick from scurvy, lead poisoning, and from being stuck in the ice for a year and a half. Eventually, the crew walked into the great white wilderness and disappeared into history, never to return home or complete their mission.

The good news is that since the ice caps are melting, it's now quite an easy journey!

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History of HMS Terror & Erebus

New discoveries from the wrecks of HMS Erebus and Terror | Royal Museums Greenwich

A very special piece of paper | Canadian Museum of History

Death in the Ice | Canadian Museum of History

Franklin's lost expedition - Wikipedia

Buried in Ice: The Mystery of a Lost Arctic Expedition (Time Quest Book)

British Vesuvius Class

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