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In a 1st, DNA analysis reveals identity of captain cannibalized during ill-fated Franklin expedition

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A new DNA analysis has identified the remains of Captain James Fitzjames .

He was part of an expedition led by Sir John Franklin that set out in 1845 from England with 129 men.

The expedition aimed to navigate the Northwest Passage , an Arctic ship route that links the Atlantic with the Pacific .

This is just the second member of the Franklin expedition to be identified.