HMS Investigator and the Northwest Passage – Part 1 – Into the Arctic

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In part 1 of our series, we look at the history of the search for the Northwest Passage, and the Lost Franklin Expedition. We then follow Captain Robert McClure as he leads the Investigator into the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in 1850. Enter to win a copy of "For Glory, Not Gold: Expeditions Through Arctic Lands 1818-1876" by Hubert Sagnières. Go to https://explorerspodcast.com/hms-investigator to sign up. Sponsors: Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code EXPLORERS at checkout. Download Saily app or go to to https://saily.com/explorers Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:29.0	and the Northwest Passage. This series will detail an expedition that is rather extraordinary,
1:34.4	yet often overlooked in the annals of exploration. The expedition will entail the participants
1:39.5	to overwinter in the Arctic for four years. They will complete the Northwest Passage
1:44.1	using multiple
1:44.9	ships, as well as covering large chunks of the passage on foot. There will be multiple ships
1:50.0	lost in this tale, men going mad, others dying of scurvy and illness, and all sorts of
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