Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Franklin Expedition artifacts found in Nunavut

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Two artifacts believed to have belonged to the doomed Franklin Expedition have been found on Hat Island in Nunavut, Canada.


“An iron fitting from a Royal Navy ship, identified as part of a boat-launching davit, and bearing two broad arrows was found on an island in the southern search area,” said the government of Nunavut in a news release.


“A wooden object, possibly a plug for a deck hawse, the iron pipe through which the ship’s chain cable would descend into the chain locker below, was also discovered.”


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Story: CBC New | Photo: Douglas Stenton, Government of Nunavut



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