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RCGS hosts evening of fascinating Franklin discussion

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Franklin fact and fiction collide in new television series ‘The Terror’

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The hunt for the Franklin ships

Ciarán Hinds, right, as Sir John Franklin, and Tobias Menzies as James Fitzjames in the premiere episode of AMC's “The Terror.” (Photo courtesy AMC)

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“The Terror” recap: Episodes 1 and 2

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The imagined letters of Lady Jane Franklin

Team photo from the 2012 search for the lost Franklin ships.

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Royal Canadian Geographical Society CEO John Geiger gives a sneak peek of this year’s Franklin search

Franklin Expedition

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the Franklin find

An unabridged Q&A about historic significance, benefits to the north and what the future holds

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The Franklin Expedition

Even the leadership of a hardened northern explorer couldn’t save the Franklin Expedition

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Neptune, a Newfoundland dog who sailed on HMS Erebus

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The animals of the Franklin Expedition

It wasn't just men who sailed into the Arctic's unrelenting grip in 1845

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Celebrating 30 years of Franklin fascination

The re-release of Owen Beattie and John Geiger's Frozen in Time introduces a new generation to a captivating — and still unsolved — mystery

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Franklin wreck found

Prime Minister Harper announces the discovery of one of the two lost ships of the famed Franklin Expedition

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“The Terror” recap: Episode 8

Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition

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Ciarán Hinds as Sir John Franklin in Episode 3 of AMC's The Terror

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“The Terror” recap: Episode 3

Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition

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Lieutenant John Irving (played by Ronan Raftery) encounters a group of Inuit — and an all-too-brief moment of hope — on King William Island in Episode 7 of The Terror.

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“The Terror” recap: Episode 7

Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition

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Whatever could the devilish — and quite possibly deranged — Cornelius Hickey (played by Adam Nagaitis) be eating on King William Island in Episode 9 of The Terror?

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“The Terror” recap: Episode 9

Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition

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Nive Nielsen as Lady Silence in Episode 4 of The Terror (Photo: Aidan Monaghan/AMC)

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“The Terror” recap: Episode 4

Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition

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Searching the Arctic for traces of the Sir John Franklin expedition

Nine artworks that reveal the history and perils of exploring Canada’s North

Diver delves into the details of searching for the Franklin Expedition’s lost ships

Ed O’Loughlin’s winter mind

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Louie Kamookak, Nunavut, Gjoa Haven, obituary, tribute, RCGS, explorer, Franklin

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Louie Kamookak, oral history and the Franklin expedition

Alanna Mitchell, co-author of Franklin's Lost Ship: The Historic Discovery of HMS Erebus, reflects on the renowned historian

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Louie Kamookak during a visit to the Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre

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Remembering Louie Kamookak

Author Kenn Harper pays tribute to the life, legacy and work of his fellow historian

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The hunt for the Franklin ships: Inuit testimony

Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships

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Remembering Inuit oral historian Louie Kamookak

A tribute to the acclaimed oral history expert and RCGS Honorary Vice-President, who passed away this morning

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Gjoa Haven celebrated the Franklin find with a community gathering

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Leading Inuit historian discusses the Franklin ships

Tyrone Burke visits the home of Inuit historian Louie Kamookak to talk about the Franklin ships and what this means for the people of the North

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How Inuit testimony affected the search for Sir John Franklin

At the RCGS's spring lecture on April 12, Dave Woodman and four other experts will talk about the use of Inuit traditional knowledge in locating Erebus

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The hunt for the Franklin ships: drift theories

Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships

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“Serendipity” led to Franklin find

More details emerge on the historic discovery of one of Sir John Franklin’s ships

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The hunt for the Franklin ships: Point of abandonment

Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships

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Archaeologists to resume search for Sir John Franklin’s HMS Terror

Parks Canada’s Underwater Archaeology Team is planning a reconnaissance mission of the HMS Erebus and will continue its search for HMS Terror at the end of August

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Sir John Franklin’s HMS Terror believed found in Arctic

Archaeologists may have finally located the historic vessel that disappeared 168 years ago in Canada's north

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Canada’s 90 Greatest Explorers: Crucial communication

Part of our roundup of Canada’s 90 greatest explorers, these 15 explorers harnessed the power of storytelling to inspire others to discover and care for our world

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Dead Reckoning by Ken McGoogan cover woodcut Ebierbing

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New book introduces the unsung heroes of Arctic exploration

Author Ken McGoogan says his latest book, Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage, is the "more inclusive narrative of Arctic exploration" that the 21st century demands

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2014 Victoria Strait Expedition

Looking out from the Canadian Coast Guard's CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier

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Finding Franklin

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How the Franklin find affects Canada’s claims to the North Pole

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New directions

View of the Bellot Strait from the Voyager's bow

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What’s next for the Franklin wreck?

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One Ocean Voyager takes the Victoria Strait Expedition to the Royal Geographical Society Islands

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Canadian Geographic writer on searching for Franklin

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1845 Franklin expedition member identified using DNA

Advanced Canadian sonar technology takes crystal-clear pictures of arctic sea floor during the 2014 Franklin search

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Following Greenland Sharks in Canada’s Arctic

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Expedition explores Aboriginal knowledge of Franklin ships

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RCGS celebrates launch of Franklin’s Lost Ship in Toronto

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A Parks Canada archeologist inspects debris next to Erebus’s hull

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The authors of Franklin’s Lost Ships discuss the book

An interview with John Geiger and Alanna Mitchell

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The Franklin Expedition’s ships: The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Franklin’s ships were hardened veterans of polar travel, and technological marvels of their age

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Search for Franklin Expedition wrecks continues

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Inuit historians that helped search for Sir John Franklin

Louie Kamookak is an Inuit historian whose work helped locate the lost Erebus ship. However, he's not the only Inuk who played an important role in the century-long search.

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Franklin Expedition lesson plans available in Inuktitut

Free lesson plans on Franklin expedition now available in Inuktitut.

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Coast Guard awarded Erebus medals for role in Franklin find

The Canadian Coast Guard has been officially recognized for the role they played in the discovery of the HMS Erebus.

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Cover of Franklin’s Lost Ship: The Historic Discovery of HMS Erebus

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RCGS celebrates launch of Franklin’s Lost Ship

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Parks Canada’s Ryan Harris with a fin, one of the pieces of equipment divers will be using while exploring the Franklin wreck site

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Equipment for underwater exploration at Franklin shipwreck

The gear divers are using to view the wreck

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Image from the Voyager during this summer's Victoria Strait Expedition

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Timelapse video: Victoria Strait search for the Franklin Expedition ships

A view of the Arctic ice that plagued this year’s search

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An interview with Owen Beattie

Insights from the man whose work helped haul the attempt to solve the Franklin mystery into the modern era

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Franklin search vessel Martin Bergmann hits shoal

No injuries reported as the ship returns to Cambridge Bay

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Preparation of the Martin Bergmann, before it set sail on the Victoria Strait Expedition

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Franklin search vessel Martin Bergmann hits a shoal – details

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It’s Erebus!

Prime Minister Stephen Harper reveals identity of found Franklin ship during Question Period

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The hunt for the Franklin Expedition shipwrecks

Parks Canada’s Ryan Harris searches for wreckage

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Parks Canada's Ryan Harris holds a mask, one of the pieces of equipment divers will use once winds subside and they are able to dive at the Franklin shipwreck site.

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Weather continues to play havoc with dive attempts on Franklin wreck

Parks Canada divers remain on standby

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Canadian Hydrographic Survey launch, CSL Gannett

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2014 Victoria Strait Expedition

This year's search is about much more than underwater archaeology. The Victoria Strait Expedition will contribute to northern science and communities.

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One Ocean will have its Voyager ship join the search this summer.

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Searching for the Franklin Expedition’s lost ships

Parks Canada chief underwater archaeologist Ryan Harris shares details on this year’s search

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Image captured by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) showing two small cannons among the scattered timbers of the shipwreck

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Divers hope to see Franklin wreck with their own eyes this week

High winds that have hampered underwater work forecast to lighten

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The Franklin Expedition: The Searchers

From Franklin’s widow to 21st Century tech entrepreneurs, many have sought to find whatever remains of the Erebus and Terror

Yves Bernard, a petty officer of the Royal Canadian Navy Fleet Diving Unit, and Ryan Harris, a senior marine archeologist with Parks Canada, raise the side-scan sonar.

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New tools will cover more ground in this year’s search for the lost ships of the Franklin Expedition

Technology used to track down the lost ships

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A crew member on the Martin Bergmann prepares as the ship sails off on the Victoria Strait Expedition last month

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The Martin Bergmann resumes the Franklin search

As winter weather approaches, searchers focus on whatever areas they can hunt while they can

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RCGS floating headquarters aboard One Ocean Expedition cruise ship

Public can join voyagers on search for the lost Franklin ships

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The importance of maritime archaeology in Canada

The Erebus site is stunning, but it’s far from Canada’s only fascinating wreck

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Flag bearers

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society hoists its flag as a key partner in this year’s expanded search for the Franklin Expedition vessels

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Decisions, decisions

Facing sea ice, the One Ocean Expedition Voyager search team debates how to access their ideal hunting grounds

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Johnny Issaluk, Jared Harris, John Geiger

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Actor Jared Harris awarded RCGS’ Louie Kamookak Medal

Inaugural award honours the legacy of the late Inuit historian

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Captain’s log: Reliving the find

How events transpired on the Sir Wilfrid Laurier as new of Franklin discoveries developed

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Exploring the realities and myths of Arctic sea ice

As the 2014 Victoria Strait Expedition encounters the thickest ice in years, searchers share tales of past ill-fated adventures in the unpredictable waters

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Photos of the shipwreck discovered in Queen Maud Gulf

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“We have a chance to look history in the eye”

Parks Canada divers to examine Franklin wreck before winter sets in

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“The Terror” recap: Episode 5

Our experts continue their discussion of the AMC series about the Franklin Expedition

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Nááts’ihch’oh, or Mount Wilson, in the newly named national park reserve

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Northern vision

An interview with Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the past, present and future of Canada's North

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Six more amazing things RCGS Fellows are up to this year

From painting a new side of the Franklin expedition to documenting shipwrecks along Ontario’s Hudson Bay Coast, see what just a few of the RCGS’s more than 1,000 Fellows are working on in 2018