Northwest Passage: West to East

Departure: July 18, 2010
Rate Range: $16,490 to $28,290

Sail the most legendary route in Arctic lore, the Northwest Passage from Anadyr, Russia to Resolute, Canada. This will be the final *west to east* transit of the Northwest Passage made by our icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov. The ship retires as an expedition vessel in March 2012. The End of an Era has begun.

Special Guest Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History and bestselling author has reinterpreted the reputation and legacy of Sir John Franklin. Andrew was inspired to write The Gates of Hell: Sir John Franklin's Tragic Quest for the Northwest Passage while sailing in the Canadian Arctic aboard Kapitan Khlebnikov. Andrew returns to the Arctic and the icebreaker to present two talks about his interpretation of Franklin."

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Quote from Gates of Hell: "Franklin's disappearance shifted the focus of American interests to the north. American journals provided extensive coverage of the search and by the time Jane [Franklin's wife] wrote to President Zachary Taylor her husband had become so deeply embedded in contemporary American culture that Taylor felt unable to refuse."

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Expedition Summary

Day 1	Anchorage, Alaska
Day 2/3	Embarkation Day
Day 4-6	Russia's Chukotka Peninsula
Day 7-9	Beaufort Sea
Day 10-11	Canadian Arctic
Day 12-14	Amundsen Gulf
Day 15-17	Victoria Strait to Lancaster Sound
Day 18	Resolute, Nunavut, Canada
Day 19	Ottawa, Canada

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Expedition Dates

Start Date	End Date	Ship	Days	Price Range
Jul 18, 10	Aug 05, 10	Kapitan Khlebnikov	19	$16,490 - $28,290