Swedish Vega Expedition
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The Swedish Vega Expedition was a 19th-century Arctic exploration mission led by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld that achieved the first complete navigation of the Northeast Passage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic exploration expedition
ⓘ
polar expedition ⓘ |
| achievement | first complete navigation of the Northeast Passage ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch | Oscar II of Sweden and Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| destinationRegion |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bering Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Siberian Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Nordenskiöld’s account of the voyage of the Vega ⓘ |
| endDate | 1880 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geography
ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ natural history ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| flag | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gotStuckInSeaIce | true ⓘ |
| leader | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | SS Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigatedAlongCoastOf |
Northern Siberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Novaya Zemlya NERFINISHED ⓘ Taimyr Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigatedThrough |
Chukchi Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Siberian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Kara Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Laptev Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
conduct scientific research in the Arctic
ⓘ
find a navigable sea route along the north coast of Eurasia ⓘ |
| overwinteredAt | Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overwinteredNear | Chukchi Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Palander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portOfDeparture |
Gothenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karlskrona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portOfReturn | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reached | Bering Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route | Northeast Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipCaptain | Louis Palander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated feasibility of Northeast Passage for navigation
ⓘ
milestone in Arctic navigation ⓘ |
| sponsor |
King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1878 ⓘ |
| succeededExpeditionOf | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedShipType | barque ⓘ |
| vesselUsed | SS Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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