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Sir William Edward Parry FRS (19 December 1790 – 8 July 1855) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his 1819–1820 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passage, until it was finally negotiated by Roald Amundsen in 1906.
Jan 2, 2008 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sir William Edward Parry, a British naval officer and Arctic explorer who led four expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage. Find out how he contributed to European knowledge of the Arctic and why he was knighted in 1829.
As an explorer and navigator in the Arctic, Sir William Edward Parry ranks in importance with Captain James Cook* and Sir James Clark Ross. He was the first explorer to penetrate the Arctic Archipelago and open the passage through Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait, and Viscount Melville Sound that subsequent expeditions would follow.
Sep 30, 1999 · William Edward Parry was born in Bath, England, in 1790, the son of an eminent physician. He joined the Royal Navy in 1803 and served on board different ships in the Channel, the Baltic and in North America, before being chosen in 1817 to take part in the polar expedition led by John Ross.
Dec 7, 2001 · William Edward Parry was born in Bath, England. In 1803, at the age of 13, he entered the Royal Navy and became a sublieutenant the same year. He served in the English Channel and in the Baltic Sea during the Napoleonic Wars and, promoted to lieutenant in 1810, was sent to protect whalers in the Spitzbergen Archipelago.
Edward Parry of the Royal Navy led three British expeditions in search of the North West Passage. The most significant (1819-20) took him through Lancaster Sound to the southwest tip of Melville Island, the furthest penetration till then of the Arctic archipelago.
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Learn about Parry's three voyages to find the North-West Passage, a route through the Canadian Arctic archipelago. Discover his achievements, challenges and discoveries, including the abandonment of the Fury ship.
