Journal of a Third Voyage for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: Performed in the Years 1824-25, in His Majesty's

by William Edward Parry

Book Overview

In May 1824, the British explorer William Edward Parry (1790-1855) took to the seas on his third attempt to discover the North-West Passage, the legendary route to the Pacific along the northern coast of North America. It was a perilous voyage that he abandoned after the wreck of his ship, the Fury; however, during it he made some pioneering discoveries about the route's climate, meteorology, wildlife and nautical conditions, which influenced his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110803098X
• ISBN13: 9781108030984
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 11.7"