15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Graves on Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada
The graves of three of the crew of Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition (1845 - 1847) to chart the last section of the Northwest Passage. None of the crew survived. The fourth grave is that of one of the men who had gone to search for Franklin years later.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 09.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2017 |
Photo Location: | Beechey Island, Canada |
Camera: | Canon EOS REBEL T5 |
Copyright: | © George Ehrgott |