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Beechey Island

Beechey Island is one of the most important historic sites in the Arctic. It is here the first clues of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition appeared. The last known whereabouts of Franklin's party was Beechey Island in 1845. His vessels, Erubus and Terror remained here over the winter. Left behind were 3 storehouses, workshops and three graves of seamen who died over the winter. The Erubus and Terror disappeared and all 129 men were lost. Captain Sir John Franklin's disappearance became a celebrated mystery in the nineteenth century. Over forty expeditions were launched in search of his party. Beechey later became the headquarters for the various ships that went in search of Franklin. This mystery has never been solved and efforts are still being made to locate the Terror and the Erebus.