Discoveries

A breakthrough was made in September 2014 when an expedition led by Parks Canada located the wreck of HMS Erebus, 80 km south of King William Island in Nunavut. A second breakthrough happened in September 2016, when HMS Terror was found in Terror Bay, further north. These expeditions brought together the Government of Canada as well as public, private and non-profit organizations. The use of state-of-the-art technology, Inuit knowledge and oral testimony made these historic discoveries possible.