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Polar Exploration
Polar exploration refers to the physical exploration of the Arctic and Antarctica. Exploring these areas meant hiking over ice flows and glaciers. Explorers largely ventured into polar exploration during the 18th century.
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I am pretty sure it is Marie Byrd. He named Marie Byrd Land (in Antarctica) after his wife. We assume his wife was called Marie Byrd.
Parry had been in ill-health since 1834 because of the strain of his Australian work. In 1854 there was a cholera epidemic in parts of London, and while it is not certain that Parry was suffering from this condition, he was advised to consult with certain doctors abroad. By June 1855, Parry was in Ems, Switzerland, and died there on the 8th July, of what we are not certain.
What colonies did the french find as a result of searching for the northwest passage?
quebec and montreal
What was the purpose of the northwest passage?
The purpose of the northwest passage was for European explorers to find a way to Asia by going west. Many people believed that there was such a passage and hoped to find it.
