Swedish Antarctic Expedition
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swedish Antarctic Expedition canonical | 2 |
| Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) | 2 |
| Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904) | 1 |
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Target entity: Swedish Antarctic Expedition Context triple: [Trinity Peninsula, chartedBy, Swedish Antarctic Expedition]
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Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Russian Antarctic Expedition is Russia’s national polar research program responsible for conducting scientific exploration and maintaining research stations across Antarctica.
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Amundsen Gjøa expedition
The Amundsen Gjøa expedition was Roald Amundsen’s 1903–1906 voyage that achieved the first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage in the small vessel Gjøa.
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Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed 1914–1917 Antarctic venture, best known for the dramatic survival and rescue of its crew after their ship Endurance was trapped and crushed by pack ice.
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D.
Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
The Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition was a 1926 polar venture led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved the first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship.
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E.
British Antarctic Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century polar exploration led by Robert Falcon Scott that sought to reach the South Pole and conduct extensive scientific research in Antarctica.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Swedish Antarctic Expedition Target entity description: 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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A.
Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Russian Antarctic Expedition is Russia’s national polar research program responsible for conducting scientific exploration and maintaining research stations across Antarctica.
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B.
Amundsen Gjøa expedition
The Amundsen Gjøa expedition was Roald Amundsen’s 1903–1906 voyage that achieved the first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage in the small vessel Gjøa.
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C.
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed 1914–1917 Antarctic venture, best known for the dramatic survival and rescue of its crew after their ship Endurance was trapped and crushed by pack ice.
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D.
Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
The Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition was a 1926 polar venture led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved the first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship.
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E.
British Antarctic Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century polar exploration led by Robert Falcon Scott that sought to reach the South Pole and conduct extensive scientific research in Antarctica.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic expedition
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polar exploration mission ⓘ scientific expedition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Snow Hill Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| endDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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geography ⓘ geology ⓘ glaciology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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German ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| hasPublication | scientific reports edited by Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ |
| influenced | later Swedish polar research ⓘ |
| leader | Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ |
| location | Antarctica ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
overwintering on Snow Hill Island
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rescue by Argentine ship Uruguay ⓘ ship Antarctic was crushed by pack ice ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Carl Anton Larsen
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Carl Skottsberg ⓘ Erik Ekelöf ⓘ Johan Gunnar Andersson ⓘ |
| operatedInClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography
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University of Gothenburg ⓘ |
| partOf |
Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration
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surface form:
Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
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| purpose |
exploration
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mapping of Antarctic regions ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| regionExplored |
Graham Land
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Weddell Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Weddell Sea area
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| result |
biological collections from Antarctica
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geological collections from Antarctica ⓘ meteorological observations from Antarctica ⓘ oceanographic data from the Southern Ocean ⓘ pioneering mapping of parts of the Antarctic Peninsula ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Swedish government
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private donors in Sweden ⓘ |
| startDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| usedTransportation |
sailing ship
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sledges ⓘ |
| vesselUsed |
Antarctica
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surface form:
Antarctic
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| yearOfShipLoss | 1903 ⓘ |
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Subject: Swedish Antarctic Expedition Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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