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A survey of the south coast of King William Island in the south-central Arctic has revealed new information on the last Sir John Franklin expedition (1845–1848) in search of a Northwest Passage. The undisturbed skeletal remains of an expedition member were discovered and are here described. In addition, two graves previously related to the Franklin expedition in the same area are shown to be of 19th century Inuit origin.
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Beattie, O.B., Savelle, J.M. Discovery of human remains from Sir John Franklin’s last expedition. Hist Arch 17, 100–105 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03373469
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