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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danish Galathea Deep Sea Expedition | 1 |
| Danish Galathea expedition canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Danish Galathea expedition Context triple: [Philippine Trench, discoveredBy, Danish Galathea expedition]
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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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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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Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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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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Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Danish Galathea expedition Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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D.
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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E.
Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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
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exploration of some of the world’s deepest ocean trenches ⓘ |
| objective |
collection of marine organisms
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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
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surface form:
HDMS Galathea
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| vesselType | research vessel ⓘ |
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