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*1609: [[Henry Hudson]] sails up [[Hudson River]] in search of the passage; he later explored [[Hudson Bay]], where he presumably met his death after being set adrift by his mutinous crew. | *1609: [[Henry Hudson]] sails up [[Hudson River]] in search of the passage; he later explored [[Hudson Bay]], where he presumably met his death after being set adrift by his mutinous crew. | ||
*1619: Norwegian [[Jens Munk]]'s expedition. | *1619: Norwegian [[Jens Munk]]'s expedition. | ||
*1719 James Knight's expedition into the northwest corner of Hudson Bay. | *1719: James Knight's expedition into the northwest corner of Hudson Bay. | ||
*1741 Christopher Middleton's search for the Passage near Wager Bay. | *1741: Christopher Middleton's search for the Passage near Wager Bay. | ||
*1746 William Moor and Francis Smith's disputatious voyage fails to get much further than York Factory. | *1746: William Moor and Francis Smith's disputatious voyage fails to get much further than York Factory. | ||
*1770-2 Samuel Hearne's overland journey to the mouth of the Coppermine River proves that no passage exists south of that point. | *1770-2: Samuel Hearne's overland journey to the mouth of the Coppermine River proves that no passage exists south of that point. | ||
*1791-1795: The [[Vancouver Expedition]] surveys the inland waters of the Northwest Coast, proving that no passage exists south of the Bering Strait. | *1791-1795: The [[Vancouver Expedition]] surveys the inland waters of the Northwest Coast, proving that no passage exists south of the Bering Strait. | ||
*1818 Sir John Ross circumnavigates [[Baffin Bay]], but returns without venturing into [[Lancaster Sound]]. | *1818: Sir John Ross circumnavigates [[Baffin Bay]], but returns without venturing into [[Lancaster Sound]]. | ||
*1819-1820 William Edward Parry, Ross's former second-in-command, enters Lancaster Sound and earns the Parliamentary Prize. | *1819-1820: William Edward Parry, Ross's former second-in-command, enters Lancaster Sound and earns the Parliamentary Prize. | ||
*1845 [[John Franklin|Sir John Franklin]]'s ill-fated expedition departs from [[Greenhithe]]. | *1845: [[John Franklin|Sir John Franklin]]'s ill-fated expedition departs from [[Greenhithe]]. | ||
*1903-05 [[Roald Amundsen]] makes the first successful voyage through the entire passage in his ship the [[Gjøa]]. | *1903-05: [[Roald Amundsen]] makes the first successful voyage through the entire passage in his ship the [[Gjøa]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:09, 14 January 2008
Chronology of the Search for the Passage
- 1539: Francisco de Ulloa sails up the inland side of Baja California in search of the legendary Strait of Anián.
- 1576: The first of Sir Martin Frobisher makes three voyages to Baffin Island in search of the passage and gold.
- 1585: The English explorer John Davis enters Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island.
- 1609: Henry Hudson sails up Hudson River in search of the passage; he later explored Hudson Bay, where he presumably met his death after being set adrift by his mutinous crew.
- 1619: Norwegian Jens Munk's expedition.
- 1719: James Knight's expedition into the northwest corner of Hudson Bay.
- 1741: Christopher Middleton's search for the Passage near Wager Bay.
- 1746: William Moor and Francis Smith's disputatious voyage fails to get much further than York Factory.
- 1770-2: Samuel Hearne's overland journey to the mouth of the Coppermine River proves that no passage exists south of that point.
- 1791-1795: The Vancouver Expedition surveys the inland waters of the Northwest Coast, proving that no passage exists south of the Bering Strait.
- 1818: Sir John Ross circumnavigates Baffin Bay, but returns without venturing into Lancaster Sound.
- 1819-1820: William Edward Parry, Ross's former second-in-command, enters Lancaster Sound and earns the Parliamentary Prize.
- 1845: Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition departs from Greenhithe.
- 1903-05: Roald Amundsen makes the first successful voyage through the entire passage in his ship the Gjøa.