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其员在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，基本是因为这将把键的西北航道置于加拿大领海内，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.

加拿大探险家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之一。

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 在加拿大的尼亚加拉河上建造格里芬号，计划用这艘探索五大湖并找到通往中国的西北航道。