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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swedish Vega Expedition canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13278554 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swedish Vega Expedition Context triple: [SS Vega, ownerDuringNortheastPassageVoyage, Swedish Vega Expedition]
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A.
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century scientific and exploratory mission led by Otto Nordenskjöld that conducted pioneering research and mapping in the Antarctic region.
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B.
Aunus expedition
The Aunus expedition was a 1919 Finnish military campaign into Eastern Karelia during the post–World War I turmoil, aimed at annexing the region from Soviet Russia.
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C.
Norge expedition
The Norge expedition was a pioneering 1926 airship journey led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved one of the first verified crossings of the Arctic via the North Pole.
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D.
Otto Sverdrup expedition
The Otto Sverdrup expedition was a Norwegian Arctic exploration voyage (1898–1902) led by Otto Sverdrup that charted large areas of the Canadian High Arctic and claimed several islands for Norway.
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E.
Jeannette Arctic expedition
The Jeannette Arctic expedition was a late 19th-century U.S. Navy voyage that ended in disaster when its ship became trapped and crushed by ice while attempting to reach the North Pole via the Bering Strait.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swedish Vega Expedition Target entity description: 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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A.
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century scientific and exploratory mission led by Otto Nordenskjöld that conducted pioneering research and mapping in the Antarctic region.
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B.
Aunus expedition
The Aunus expedition was a 1919 Finnish military campaign into Eastern Karelia during the post–World War I turmoil, aimed at annexing the region from Soviet Russia.
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C.
Norge expedition
The Norge expedition was a pioneering 1926 airship journey led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved one of the first verified crossings of the Arctic via the North Pole.
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D.
Otto Sverdrup expedition
The Otto Sverdrup expedition was a Norwegian Arctic exploration voyage (1898–1902) led by Otto Sverdrup that charted large areas of the Canadian High Arctic and claimed several islands for Norway.
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E.
Jeannette Arctic expedition
The Jeannette Arctic expedition was a late 19th-century U.S. Navy voyage that ended in disaster when its ship became trapped and crushed by ice while attempting to reach the North Pole via the Bering Strait.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic exploration expedition
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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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Subject: Swedish Vega Expedition Description of subject: 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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