For other men with similar names, see Christopher Middleton

Christopher Middleton (late 1600s – February 12, 1770) was an English navigator. Christopher Middleton (born June 10, 1926) is a British poet, translator (especially of German literature), and academic. ... November 5, 1605 â€” The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Battle of Chesma, by Ivan Aivazovsky. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... A navigator is the person onboard a ship responsible for the navigation of the vessel. ...

In May 1741 he left England and sailed to North America in search of a Northwest Passage to the East Indies. He spent the winter at the entrance of the Churchill River in Hudson Bay. He then proceeded as far north as Repulse Bay, but was prevented from going further by the ice. He returned to England in 1742, where he was presented with the Copley Medal and elected a fellow of the Royal Society. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Popular Northwest Passage routes through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago This article describes the route through the Canadian Arctic. ... The Indies, on the display globe of the Field Museum, Chicago The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term used to describe lands of South and South-East Asia, occupying all of the former British India, the present Indian Union, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and... The Churchill River is a major river in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ... Repulse Bay (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓇᐅᔮᑦ; Inuktitut: Naujaat) is an Inuit hamlet located on the shore of Hudson Bay in Nunavut, Canada. ... The Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. ... The premises of The Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online