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Beechey Island, Nunavut

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Centre of the small island (OpenStreetMap relation 19243827), where the expedition wintered in 1845-1846 and buried three men. The Victory Point record gives the wintering position as 74°43′28″N 91°39′15″W, about 6 km to the east, in Erebus and Terror Bay.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Beechey Island, Nunavut [Place PLC0D59JQSJ37J4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D59JQSJ37J4
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