| 1818 |
John Ross sails to Baffin Bay |
| 1818-1820 |
William Edward Parry overwinters at Melville
Islands. |
| 1819 |
John Franklin leads a land expedition to Canadian
Coastline. |
| 1821-1823 |
Parry's second attempt is halted at Fury/Hecla
Strait (the masters mate was Francis Crozier - from
Banbridge, Co Down.) |
| 1824-1825 |
Parry's final attempt ends in the wreck of Fury.
(Croizer was masters mate on Hecla.) |
| 1825-1827 |
Franklin maps 1000 miles of Canadian Arctic
coastline. |
| 1826 |
Parry/James Ross reach 82 45 north towards North
Pole across polar ice pack, Lieutenant Crozier was left
in charge of the ship. |
| 1829-1833 |
John Ross beset for four winters. James Ross
discovers North magnetic Pole 1831. |
| 1833-1835 |
George Back travels down Great Fish River in an
attempt to rescue John Ross. |
| 1836-1837 |
Back sails to Wager Bay. |
| 1837-1839 |
The Hudson Bay Company overlanders Peter Dease and
Thomas Simpson explore and map stretches of the Canadian
Arctic coast. |
| 1839-1843 |
James Ross and Francis Crozier take Erebus and
Terror to Antarctica. They charted the Antarctic Ice
Shelf and discovered Mount Erebus an active
volcano. |
| 1845-1847 |
John Franklin takes Erebus and Terror in search of
North-West Passage. Francis Crozier commands Terror.
James Fitzmaurice commands Erebus. Both crews vanish and
perish without trace. |
