First communication between Inuit eskimos and the Arctic explorer Sir John Ross (1777-1856) at Boothia Felix on the Arctic coast of Canada. The primar
First communication between Inuit eskimos and the Arctic explorer Sir John Ross (1777-1856) at Boothia Felix on the Arctic coast of Canada. The primary objective of the expedition of 1829-1830 was to find and a North-West passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific. Though it was not successful, they did locate the position of the magnetic North Pole. In January 1830 a group of Netsilik Inuit eskimos approached Ross's ship the paddle steamer Victory and friendly relations were soon established. Two of the Eskimos drew charts of the area to assist Ross in his search for a navigable channel westward. In exchange the explorers taught English to the children, dealt with their ailments, and the ship's carpenter made a wooden leg for the injured Tulluahui inscribed with “Victory June 1831â€\x9D in celebration of the discovery of the magnetic Pole.
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