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Who Discovered the Northwest Passage?
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Cavell, Janice
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Amundsen, Roald
/ Archipelagoes
/ Awards & honors
/ Blogs
/ Committees
/ Councils
/ Divers
/ Explorers
/ Parliamentary committees
/ Polar exploration
/ Polar regions
2018
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Who Discovered the Northwest Passage?
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Cavell, Janice
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Amundsen, Roald
/ Archipelagoes
/ Awards & honors
/ Blogs
/ Committees
/ Councils
/ Divers
/ Explorers
/ Parliamentary committees
/ Polar exploration
/ Polar regions
2018
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Who Discovered the Northwest Passage?
2018
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Overview
In 1855 a parliamentary committee concluded that Robert McClure deserved to be rewarded as the discoverer of a Northwest Passage. Since then, various writers have put forward rival claims on behalf of Sir John Franklin, John Rae, and Roald Amundsen. This article examines the process of 19th-century European exploration in the Arctic Archipelago, the definition of discovering a passage that prevailed at the time, and the arguments for and against the various contenders. It concludes that while no one explorer was \"the\" discoverer, McClure's achievement deserves reconsideration.
En 1855, un comité parlementaire a conclu que Robert McClure méritait de recevoir le titre de découvreur d'un passage du Nord-Ouest. Depuis lors, diverses personnes ont avancé des prétentions rivales à l'endroit de Sir John Franklin, de John Rae et de Roald Amundsen. Cet article se penche sur l'exploration européenne de l'archipel Arctique au XIXe siècle, sur la définition de la découverte d'un passage en vigueur à l'époque, de même que sur les arguments pour et contre les divers prétendants au titre. Nous concluons en affirmant que même si aucun des explorateurs n'a été « le » découvreur, les réalisations de Robert McClure méritent d'être considérées de nouveau.
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Arctic Institute of North America
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