HMS Erebus

Deserted April

1848

James Ross

Strait

Victory

Point

Victoria

Strait

Erebus Bay

Location of the remains of Captain James Fitzjames

King William Island

Presumed route

of the 1848 retreat

to Back River

50 km

50 miles

HMS Erebus

Deserted April

1848

James Ross

Strait

Victory

Point

Victoria

Strait

Erebus Bay

Location of the remains of Captain James Fitzjames, of the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage expedition

Rae

Strait

King William Island

Gjoa Haven

Presumed route

of the 1848 retreat

to Back River

30 km

30 miles