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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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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SS Vega ownerDuringNortheastPassageVoyage Swedish Vega Expedition