The two ships of the Franklin Expedition and their crews disappeared during an 1845 quest for the Northwest Passage.

富兰克林探险的两艘船只及其船员在1845年西北海道探险期间失踪。

While the U. S. largely refuses to sign because it would place the critical northwest passage within Canadian territorial waters rather than international waters.

而美国拒绝签署，基本是因为这将把关键的西北航道置于领海内，而不是国际水域内。

Canadian explorers have found one of two ships used by the British Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin to search for the Northwest Passage 170 years ago.

探险家发现了英国北极探险家约翰·富兰克林爵士(Sir John Franklin)170年前探索西北海道使用的两艘船只之一。

When Hudson returned to Europe, England's King James I made him an offer: Leave the Dutch East India Company and find the Northwest Passage for England.

当哈德逊返回欧洲时，英格兰的詹姆斯一世国王给他提供了一个提议：离开荷兰东印度公司，为英格兰寻找西北航道。

French explorer, Rene-Robert Cavelier, built the Griffon on the Niagara River, in Canada, with the plan to use the ship to explore the Great Lakes and find the Northwest Passage to China.

法国探险家 Rene-Robert Cavelier 在的尼亚拉河上建造了格里芬号，计划用这艘船探索五湖并找到通往中国的西北航道。

While the expedition's  mission was to find the legendary Northwest Passage, a water route from the Atlantic to the  Pacific, the Spanish were convinced that the Americans were making a move on their gold-rich  territories in the Southwest.

虽然探险队的任务是寻找传说中的西北航道, 一条从西洋到太平洋的水路, 但西班牙人确信美国人正在向西南部的黄金富地进军。