William Edward Parry
English naval officer and Arctic explorer (1790-1855) · Historical Figures · Died at 64
Sir William Edward Parry 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.
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Parry Channel runs west from Lancaster Sound. Melville Island is the westernmost yellow-and-pink island on the north side.
Foxe Basin. Melville Peninsula on the west between Frozen Strait (south) and Fury and Hecla Strait (north)!["Das Eismeer" (The Sea of Ice) by Caspar David Friedrich, 1823-4, was inspired by Parry's account from the 1819-1820 expedition. The harsh nature (e.g. the shipwreck) and radical composition, however, caused it to remain unsold until the death of the artist in 1840.[2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Das_Eismeer_-_Hamburger_Kunsthalle_-_02.jpg/1280px-Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Das_Eismeer_-_Hamburger_Kunsthalle_-_02.jpg)
"Das Eismeer" (The Sea of Ice) by Caspar David Friedrich, 1823-4, was inspired by Parry's account from the 1819-1820 expedition. The harsh nature (e.g. the shipwreck) and radical composition, however, caused it to remain unsold until the death of the artist in 1840.[2]
"The Crews of H.M.S. Hecla & Griper Cutting into Winter Harbour, 26 Sept. 1819". An engraving from the journal published in 1821.
Winter Island by Jean-Baptiste Henri Durand-Brager
HMS Hecla and HMS Fury enter Baffin Bay during the 1824 expedition
The Officers Monument near the site of Greenwich Hospital in east LondonAwards
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In 1827, Parry attempted one of the earliest expeditions to the North Pole. He reached 82° 45' N, setting a record for human exploration Farthest North that stood for nearly five decades before being surpassed at 83° 20' N by Albert Hastings Markham in 1875.
