King William Island

Only 100 miles more to be sailed over and they would be the conquerors but that 100 miles was too firmly blocked with ice floes for them ever to sail over.

The winter of 1846-7 was passed just off the most extreme northerly point of King William's Land.

The ice was particularly heavy and hemmed the vessels in completely, the surface being too rugged and uneven to permit the travelling in the immediate vicinity even of hunting parties.

This was the more unfortunate because the provisions were growing scant and supplies brought in by hunters would have been of great assistance.

Lieutenant Graham Gore of the Erebus commanded the party which consisted of Charles Devere ship's mate and six seamen.

They carried only enough stores to last them on their journey and each one had to contribute his share to the labour of hauling the hand sledges over the jagged ridges of broken ice.

Skirting along the coast of King William's Land they arrived at a point from the top of which they were able to discern the mainland coast trending away to the horizon with a sea of ice in front.

It was the long dreamed of end of the North West Passage.

Only 100 miles more to be sailed over, and they would be the conquerors, but that 100 miles was too firmly blocked with ice floes for them ever to sail over.

The winter of 1846 to '7 was passed just off the most extreme northerly point of King William's Land.

The ice was particularly heavy and hemmed the vessels in completely, the surface being too rugged and uneven to permit the traveling in the immediate vicinity, even of hunting parties.

This was the more unfortunate because the provisions were growing scant, and supplies brought in by hunters would have been of great assistance.

Lieutenant Graham Gore of the Erebus commanded the party, which consisted of Charles Dever, ship's mate, and six me- seamen.

They carried only enough stores to last them on their journey, and each one had to contribute his share to the labor of hauling the hand sledges over the jagged ridges of broken ice.

Skirting along the coast of King William's Land, they arrived at a point from the top of which they were able to discern the mainland coast trending away to the horizon with a sea of ice in front.

It was the long-dreamed-of end of the Northwest Passage.

But that 100 miles was too firmly blocked with ice floes for them ever to sail over.

The winter of 1846-7 was passed just off the most extreme northerly point of King William's Land.

The ice was particularly heavy and hemmed the vessels in completely, the surface being too rugged and uneven to permit the travelling in the immediate vicinity even of hunting parties.

This was the more unfortunate because the provisions were growing scant and supplies brought in by hunters would have been of great assistance.

Lieutenant Graham Gore of the Erebus commanded the party which consisted of Charles Devere ship's mate and six seamen.

They carried only enough stores to last them on their journey and each one had to contribute his share to the labour of hauling the hand sledges over the jagged ridges of broken ice.

Skirting along the coast of King William's Land they arrived at a point from the top of which they were able to discern the mainland coast trending away to the horizon with a sea of ice in front.

It was the long dreamed of end of the North West Passage.

Only 100 miles more to be sailed over, and they would be the conquerors, but that 100 miles was too firmly blocked with ice floes for them ever to sail over.

The winter of 1846 to '7 was passed just off the most extreme northerly point of King William's Land.

The ice was particularly heavy and hemmed the vessels in completely, the surface being too rugged and uneven to permit the traveling in the immediate vicinity, even of hunting parties.

This was the more unfortunate because the provisions were growing scant, and supplies brought in by hunters would have been of great assistance.

Lieutenant Graham Gore of the Erebus commanded the party, which consisted of Charles Dever, ship's mate, and six me- seamen.

They carried only enough stores to last them on their journey, and each one had to contribute his share to the labor of hauling the hand sledges over the jagged ridges of broken ice.

Skirting along the coast of King William's Land, they arrived at a point from the top of which they were able to discern the mainland coast trending away to the horizon with a sea of ice in front.

It was the long dreamed of end of the Northwest Passage.

We assume it's attached to this, but we don't know.

Um, like the most famous one being King William land, which ended up being King William Island.

Um, and all of that, but yeah.

It was very, very hard because I had to remember that my guys were out there from 1852.

Only 100 miles more to be sailed over, and they would be the conquerors, but that 100 miles was too firmly blocked with ice floes for them ever to sail over.

The winter of 1846 to '7 was passed just off the most extreme northerly point of King William's Land.

The ice was particularly heavy and hemmed the vessels in completely, the surface being too rugged and uneven to permit the traveling in the immediate vicinity even of hunting parties.

This was the more unfortunate because the provisions were growing scant, and supplies brought in by hunters would have been of great assistance.

Lieutenant Graham Gore of the Erebus commanded the party, which consisted of Charles Dever, ship's mate, and six me- seamen.

They carried only enough stores to last them on their journey, and each one had to contribute his share to the labor of hauling the hand sledges over the jagged ridges of broken ice.

Skirting along the coast of King William's Land, they arrived at a point from the top of which they were able to discern the mainland coast trending away to the horizon with a sea of ice in front.

It was the long-dreamed-of end of the Northwest Passage.