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McClintock Arctic expedition
Melville Island, Canada
Date1857
LocationThe Arctic
ParticipantsFrancis Leopold McClintock and team
OutcomeReturned with the only written message recovered from the Franklin expedition
Map
Melville Island, Canada

The McClintock Arctic expedition of 1857 was a British effort to locate the last remains of Franklin's lost expedition. Led by Francis Leopold McClintock, RN aboard the steam yacht Fox, the expedition spent two years in the region and ultimately returned with the only written message recovered from the doomed expedition. McClintock and crew were awarded the Arctic medal in recognition of their achievements.

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