#BeecheyIsland

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Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada, was named after the father of Frederick William Beechey, a 19th century Arctic explorer with the Royal Navy.

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Rusting tin cans from mid 19th century expeditions are arranged in the form of a cross next to the remains of Northumberland House on Beechey Island, Canada.

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Cape Riley opposite Beechey Island, Canada, faces Parry Channel and the Northwest Passage. The first European to call here was Captain William Edward Parry in 1819.

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The gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), the largest falcon in the world, breeds in remote tundra habitats across northern Canada. This example was seen above Beechey Island, Nunavut.

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The remains of Northumberland House, erected in 1852-1853 by British sailors searching for the lost Franklin Expedition, remain on Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada.

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The remains of Northumberland House, a supply depot for the 1852-54 Belcher Expedition to find the lost Franklin Expedition, are on Beechey Island, Canada.

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Sir John Franklin and his crew camped on Beechey Island during the winter of 1845-46 during their doomed expedition to find the Northwest Passage. This location has been designated a Canadian National Historic Site.

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Three crew members off the infamous Franklin expedition of 1845-46 are buried on Beechey Island, Canada. The fourth grave is of Thomas Morgan who died in 1854 aboard another ship.

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During the winter of 1845-46 two of the Franklin expedition's ships, HSM Erebus and HMS Terror, anchored off Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada.

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