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Exploration & Migration
28 Lost Expeditions That Reveal How Dangerous Exploration Really Was
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Franklin’s lost crew turned to cannibalism to survive the frozen Arctic.
The HMS Erebus and Terror trapped in the pack ice.
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Sir John Franklin's 1845 search for the Northwest Passage ended with 129 men disappearing into the ice. Evidence recovered decades later showed the crew was poisoned by lead solder in their tin cans before they eventually ate one another.
"Cut marks on 150-year-old bones confirmed the horrific survival tactics."
Despite modern technology, the first of their two ships wasn't discovered until 2014.
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