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Francis Leopold McClintock [2] ou Francis Leopold M'Clintock [3] (8 juillet 1819 - 17 novembre 1907) est un explorateur irlandais de la Royal Navy, qui est notamment connu pour ses découvertes dans l'archipel arctique canadien. Biographie. Il entre dans la ...
edit data. Sir Francis Leopold McClintock KCB FRS (1819–1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. He confirmed explorer John Rae's controversial report gathered from Inuit sources on the fate of Franklin's lost expedition, the ill-fated Royal Navy undertaking commanded ...
The McClintock Arctic expedition of 1857 was a British effort to locate the last remains of Franklin's lost expedition. Led by Francis Leopold McClintock, RN aboard the steam yacht Fox, the expedition spent two years in the region and ultimately returned with the only written message recovered from the doomed expedition.
2 de ene. de 2008 · McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold. Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, explorer (b at Dundalk, Ire 8 July 1819; d at London, Eng 17 Nov 1907). One of the British navy's most experienced arctic explorers, he participated in several expeditions to search for Sir John FRANKLIN.On the first of these (1848-49), he learned the techniques of northern sled travel which he later used to great effect.
Objetos de la expedición de Franklin recuperados en 1857 por Leopold McClintock. Entre las obras de ficción inspiradas por la última expedición de Franklin, destaca en primer lugar la novela de Julio Verne Las aventuras del capitán Hatteras de 1866, en la que el protagonista de la novela trata de seguir los pasos de Franklin y descubre que el Polo Norte está dominado por un enorme volcán.
Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock[1] or Francis Leopold M'Clintock[2] KCB, FRS (8 July 1819 – 17 November 1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy who is known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. His grandfather was John McClintock (1770–1855) of Drumcar House. In 1835 McClintock became a member of the Royal Navy as a gentleman volunteer, and joined a ...
14 de may. de 2018 · Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907) was a British admiral and Arctic explorer. He mapped a great deal of hitherto-uncharted territory and made a number of geographical discoveries. Leopold McClintock was born on July 8, 1819, in Dundalk, Ireland. At the age of 12 he went to sea as a first-class volunteer on a ship sailing in American ...
