The first Canadian Arctic Expedition ranks as one of the boldest undertakings in
the history of exploration. Leaving Nome Alaska in the summer of 1913, these
Canadian explorers mapped most of Arctic Canada over a three year epic journey;
aided by the Inuit, the scientists traveled by dog sled creating and correcting
maps of the Canadian Arctic. The expedition was practically out of contact
with Canadian society for three years, returning in 1916 to a war in Europe
they knew nothing about and with impressive artifacts and geological research
which can be found in museums across Canada to this day.
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Introducing the Expedition
New Lands - The Explorations of the Northern Party
New Knowledge - Science and the Southern Party
Disaster - Loss of the Karluk and Wrangel Island
The People of the CAE
Canada's Little Arctic Navy - The Ships of the Expedition
Travel Technology
Food - Living off the Land or Out of the Can?
Survival - Illness, Accidents, and Deaths
Magnificent Collections
Mapping the North
Through Northern Parks
The Impact of the Expedition
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