241K views · 2.3K reactions | The Franklin expedition set off from England in 1845 to find and traverse the Northwest Passage. Two ships and 129 men disappeared, creating a puzzle that has captivated the world for over a hundred years. By retracing their route in his own boat, National Geographic Explorer Mark Synnott attempts to figure out what happened to this long-lost expedition. #NatGeoExplorer: Lost in the Arctic is now streaming on Disney+. | National Geographic History | Facebook

In 1845, the Franklin Expedition set sail on a quest to chart the Arctic - and vanished without a trace. 250 years later, a shocking revelation leads to the ships' discovery underneath the ice, and the gruesome fate of the explorers is finally revealed, in this episode of History’s Greatest Mysteries: Solved, a new History digital original series. | HISTORY