Northwest Passage Revealed (Westbound)

NOTE: Bellot Strait is better transited during eastbound voyages because if it is blocked - due to swirling currents of up to 10 knots - there is the alternative to continue north through Peel Sound. On westbound voyages, it would be necessary to make a long detour back north through Prince Regent Inlet.Coningham BayThe bay lies on the shores of Prince of Wales Island, across from the Victoria Strait. It's a polar bear hotspot; the majestic creatures come to feast on beluga whales often trapped in the rocky shallows at the entrance to the bay. It is not unusual to find the shoreline filled with very healthy-looking polar bears and plenty of whale skeletons!King William IslandRemains attributed to the Franklin expedition have been found at 35 different locations on King William Island and on nearby Adelaide Peninsula; in 1859, a Franklin expedition tent camp was discovered at Cape Felix. South of the cape, in Victoria Strait, we hope to visit Victory Point and get close to where Franklin's two vessels, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were abandoned in 1848.