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==Chronology of the Search for the Passage==
==Chronology of the Search for the Passage==
*1539: [[Francisco de Ulloa]] sails up the inland side of [[Baja California]] in search of the legendary ''Strait of Anián''.
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*1576: The first of Sir [[Martin Frobisher]] makes three voyages to [[Baffin Island]] in search of the passage and gold.
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*1585: The English explorer [[John Davis (English explorer)|John Davis]] enters [[Cumberland Sound]], [[Baffin Island]].
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*1609: [[Henry Hudson]] sails up [[Hudson River]] in search of the passage; he later explored [[Hudson Bay]], where he presumably met his death after being set adrift by his mutinous crew.
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*1619:  Norwegian [[Jens Munk]]'s expedition.
|event='''1539''': [[Francisco de Ulloa]] sails up the inland side of [[Baja California]] in search of the legendary ''Strait of Anián''.
*1719 James Knight's expedition into the northwest corner of Hudson Bay.
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*1741 Christopher Middleton's search for the Passage near Wager Bay.
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*1746 William Moor and Francis Smith's disputatious voyage fails to get much further than York Factory.
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*1770-2 Samuel Hearne's overland journey to the mouth of the Coppermine River proves that no passage exists south of that point.
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*1791-1795: The [[Vancouver Expedition]] surveys the inland waters of the Northwest Coast, proving that no passage exists south of the Bering Strait.
|event='''1576''': The first of Sir [[Martin Frobisher]] makes three voyages to [[Baffin Island]] in search of the passage and gold.
*1818 Sir John Ross circumnavigates [[Baffin Bay]], but returns without venturing into [[Lancaster Sound]].
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*1819-1820 William Edward Parry, Ross's former second-in-command, enters Lancaster Sound and earns the Parliamentary Prize.
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*1845 [[John Franklin|Sir John Franklin]]'s ill-fated expedition departs from [[Greenhithe]].
}}
*1903-05 [[Roald Amundsen]] makes the first successful voyage through the entire passage in his ship the [[Gjøa]].
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|event='''1585''': The English explorer [[John Davis (English explorer)|John Davis]] enters [[Cumberland Sound]], [[Baffin Island]].
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1609''': [[Henry Hudson]] sails up [[Hudson River]] in search of the passage; he later explored [[Hudson Bay]], where he presumably met his death after being set adrift by his mutinous crew.
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1619''':  Norwegian [[Jens Munk]]'s expedition.
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1719''': James Knight's expedition into the northwest corner of Hudson Bay.
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1741''': Christopher Middleton's search for the Passage near Wager Bay.
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1746''': William Moor and Francis Smith's disputatious voyage fails to get much further than York Factory.
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1770-2''': Samuel Hearne's overland journey to the mouth of the Coppermine River proves that no passage exists south of that point.
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1791-1795''': The [[Vancouver Expedition]] surveys the inland waters of the Northwest Coast, proving that no passage exists south of the Bering Strait.
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1818''': Sir John Ross circumnavigates [[Baffin Bay]], but returns without venturing into [[Lancaster Sound]].
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1819-1820''': William Edward Parry, Ross's former second-in-command, enters Lancaster Sound and earns the Parliamentary Prize.
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1845''': [[John Franklin|Sir John Franklin]]'s ill-fated expedition departs from [[Greenhithe]].
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
{{tlevent
|event='''1903-05''': [[Roald Amundsen]] makes the first successful voyage through the entire passage in his ship the [[Gjøa]].
|width=550px
|color=#FFF
}}
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Chronology of the Search for the Passage

1539: Francisco de Ulloa sails up the inland side of Baja California in search of the legendary Strait of Anián.
1576: The first of Sir Martin Frobisher makes three voyages to Baffin Island in search of the passage and gold.
1585: The English explorer John Davis enters Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island.
1609: Henry Hudson sails up Hudson River in search of the passage; he later explored Hudson Bay, where he presumably met his death after being set adrift by his mutinous crew.
1619: Norwegian Jens Munk's expedition.
1719: James Knight's expedition into the northwest corner of Hudson Bay.
1741: Christopher Middleton's search for the Passage near Wager Bay.
1746: William Moor and Francis Smith's disputatious voyage fails to get much further than York Factory.
1770-2: Samuel Hearne's overland journey to the mouth of the Coppermine River proves that no passage exists south of that point.
1791-1795: The Vancouver Expedition surveys the inland waters of the Northwest Coast, proving that no passage exists south of the Bering Strait.
1818: Sir John Ross circumnavigates Baffin Bay, but returns without venturing into Lancaster Sound.
1819-1820: William Edward Parry, Ross's former second-in-command, enters Lancaster Sound and earns the Parliamentary Prize.
1845: Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition departs from Greenhithe.
1903-05: Roald Amundsen makes the first successful voyage through the entire passage in his ship the Gjøa.





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