Canada Launches New Search For Lost Franklin Expedition

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  08.20.08 | 1:35 PM ET

According to the CBC, the Canadian government is sponsoring a new search—the latest of many—for Sir John Franklin and his ships, both lost in the Northwest Passage more than 160 years ago. I suppose the rapidly melting ice in the passage could make the hunting easier than in the past, but it also makes the search more urgent: It’s no secret that the expedition is Canada’s latest move in the ongoing political maneuvering by several governments to claim the area as their own.

Tags: North America, Canada

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


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