Danish Galathea expedition

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The Danish Galathea expedition was a mid-20th-century Danish oceanographic research voyage renowned for its deep-sea explorations and scientific discoveries in some of the world’s deepest ocean trenches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oceanographic expedition
scientific expedition
country Denmark
dataType biological samples
geological samples
hydrographic measurements
endTime 1952
era post-World War II scientific exploration
explored deep ocean trenches
field deep-sea research
marine biology
oceanography
hasLanguage Danish
English
hasParticipant Danish scientists
naval crew
influenced international deep-sea research
later Danish oceanographic expeditions
location Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
namedAfter Danish research ship Galathea
surface form: Galathea
notableFor deep-sea biological discoveries
exploration of some of the world’s deepest ocean trenches
objective collection of marine organisms
deep-sea exploration
geological sampling of the seafloor
study of deep ocean trenches
operator Danish Navy
surface form: Royal Danish Navy
partOf Danish marine research history
publicationType expedition reports
scientific articles
result collection of extensive oceanographic data
discovery of new marine species
scientific publications on deep-sea biology
scientific publications on oceanography
route global circumnavigation
scale large-scale oceanographic program
sponsor Government of Denmark
surface form: Danish government
startTime 1950
studied deep-sea fauna
deep-sea flora
ocean floor sediments
physical properties of deep ocean water
temporalLocation mid-20th century
transportedBy research ship
uses Danish research ship Galathea
surface form: HDMS Galathea
vesselType research vessel

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Philippine Trench discoveredBy Danish Galathea expedition
Galathea Depth discoveredBy Danish Galathea expedition
this entity surface form: Danish Galathea Deep Sea Expedition