Franklin question, but by then he had been largely omitted from the picture, to be largely forgotten by history. Despite the fact that Francis Leopold McClintock located skeletal evidence on King William Island that supported Rae's account, he was never forgiven for delivering the bad news. Rae retired from exploration a short time later, and ultimately his contributions as an explorer were recognized when he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1880. Several locations in Canada were named for Rae, including Rae Strait (between King William Island and the Boothia Peninsula), Rae Isthmus, and Rae River, in Nunavut; Mount Rae, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta; and Fort Rae and the village of Rae-Edzo (now Behchokǫ̀), in the Northwest Territories. References 1848 in the British Empire 1848 in Canada 1848 in science 1848 in the United Kingdom 19th century in the Arctic Arctic expeditions Expeditions from the United Kingdom History of the Northwest Territories History of Nunavut Franklin's lost expedition Incidents of cannibalism