John Torrington
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John Shaw Torrington was a Royal Navy stoker. He was part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition to chart unexplored areas of what is now Nunavut, Canada, find the Northwest Passage, and make scientific obse
Grave of John Torrington
Beechey Island
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Beechey Island is an island located in the Arctic Archipelago of Nunavut, Canada, in Wellington Channel. It is separated from the southwest corner of Devon Island by Barrow Strait. Other features incl
Beechey Island in relation to Cornwallis Island, Devon Island and Somerset Island
Beechey Island Harbour viewed from northwest summit of Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada, 2017
(L-R) Three graves from the lost 1845 Franklin Expedition, and a fourth from a later Franklin search expedition, 2015
(L-R) The Franklin Camp graves of John Torrington, William Braine, John Hartnell and Thomas Morgan, 2015