![]() ![]() "Franklin expedition: New photos of HMS Erebus artifacts, but still no sign of HMS Terror". Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. ^ "Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site". ![]() In relation to the Inuit rights, the Canadian Government (represented by Parks Canada) and the Kitikmeot Inuit Association are currently negotiating an agreement that will establish a visitor centre at Gjoa Haven as an extension of the existing Nattilik Heritage Centre. In return Canada would not seek payment from the United Kingdom for their costs incurred in discovering the wrecks and in removing and conserving the artefacts. In April 2019, the United Kingdom and Canada formally agreed that the original 65 artefacts removed from the wrecks would belong to the United Kingdom, but that the wrecks themselves and further artefacts removed would belong to Canada and the Inuit Heritage Trust with the exception of gold which would belong to the United Kingdom and any human remains would be repatriated to the United Kingdom. Īfter the wrecks were discovered, there was greater need to clarify all parties' rights in relation to the wrecks. Part of that agreement gave the Inuit the ownership of archaeological sites and artifacts within Nunavut's boundaries. In 1999, Canada created the new territory of Nunavut as part of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement with the Inuit. However, in 1997 before either wreck was discovered but in the belief that the wrecks must be within Canadian waters, the United Kingdom had entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Canada, that Canada could own the wrecks. Under international maritime law, as Royal Navy ships, the wrecked ships are the property of the United Kingdom. Parks Canada is also handling the documentation and conservation of artefacts removed from the wrecks. Researchers are using the RV David Thompson, a scientific and research vessel, as living accommodation and a barge "Qiniqtiryuaq" to support the diving down to the wrecks. On board Parks Canada's archeology support barge "Qiniqtiryuaq" beside the wreck of ErebusĪs of 2019, the wrecks are the subject of archeological research undertaken by Parks Canada. The site consists of two separate areas, one enclosing each wreck, with perimeter coordinates: On 12 September 2016, the wreck of HMS Terror was discovered by the Arctic Research Foundation in Terror Bay, off the southwest coast of King William Island at a depth of 69–79 ft (21–24 m). On 7 September 2014 the wreck of HMS Erebus was discovered by the Canadian Victoria Strait expedition in Wilmot and Crampton Bay, to the west of the Adelaide Peninsula just to the south of King William Island, in 11 metres (36 ft) of water. ![]()
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