Historedia
Person

Sir William Edward Parry

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1819

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir William Edward Parry, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. William Parry's 1819 Arctic expedition through the Northwest Passage

    1819

    Role: Royal Navy officer and explorer

    1. 1819 · Parry ChannelDiscovery of Parry Channel

      Parry guided HMS Hecla and HMS Griper through an iceberg-laden passage later named the Parry Channel, a key part of the Northwest Passage.

    2. 1819 · Melville IslandFirst European Visit to Melville Island

      Sir William Parry became the first documented European to visit Melville Island in 1819, establishing a wintering site.

    3. 1819 · Northwest PassageRecord Furthest West Attainment

      Parry's expedition reached 112°51' W, the furthest west attained by any single-season voyage for 150 years.

Sources

  1. Edward Parry (Royal Navy officer, born 1790) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
  2. HMS Hecla (1815) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13