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