William Edward Parry (1790-1855)


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Name (English): William Edward Parry
Short name: William Edward Parry
Year of birth: 1790
Year of death: 1855
Short Description: Sir William Edward Parry FRS (19 December 1790 – 8 July 1855) was an 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. 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.
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