Statue of Sir John Franklin the Arctic explorer associated with the North West Passage. It stands in Spilsby,Lincolnshire,UK

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Statue of Sir John Franklin the Arctic explorer associated with the North West Passage. The statue stands in Spilsby,Lincolnshire,UK - his birthplace (16th April 1786). Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Arctic. Franklin also served as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) from 1837 to 1843. He disappeared on his last expedition, attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. The icebound ships were abandoned and the entire crew perished from starvation, hypothermia, tuberculosis, lead poisoning and scurvy.

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Size: 3338px × 5000px
Location: Spilsby,Lincolnshire,UK
Photo credit: © roger ashford / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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