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.

而美签署，基本是因为这将把键的西北航道置于加拿内，而不是际水域内。

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.

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

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.

法探险家 Rene-Robert Cavelier 在加拿的尼亚加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的西北航道。