Norge expedition
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norge expedition canonical | 3 |
| Norge airship expedition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Norge expedition Context triple: [Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition, alsoKnownAs, Norge 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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Danish Galathea expedition
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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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.
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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E.
Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Norge expedition Target entity description: 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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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.
Danish Galathea expedition
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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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.
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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E.
Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic expedition
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airship flight ⓘ polar expedition ⓘ transpolar flight ⓘ |
| achievement |
first verified transpolar flight from Europe to America via the Arctic
ⓘ
one of the first verified flights over the North Pole ⓘ |
| airshipRegistration | N-1 Norge ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Italy
ⓘ
Norway ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| crewSize | 16 ⓘ |
| crossed |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Arctic region ⓘ
surface form:
North Pole region
|
| designedBy | Umberto Nobile ⓘ |
| destination | North Pole ⓘ |
| endDate | 1926-05-14 ⓘ |
| endPlace |
Teller, Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Teller, Alaska, United States
|
| leader |
Lincoln Ellsworth
ⓘ
Roald Amundsen ⓘ Umberto Nobile ⓘ |
| name | Norge expedition self-link ⓘ |
| namedAfter | airship Norge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
international cooperation in polar exploration
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use of lighter-than-air craft for polar travel ⓘ |
| operator |
Lincoln Ellsworth
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Roald Amundsen ⓘ Umberto Nobile ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Arctic exploration
ⓘ
history of aviation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lincoln Ellsworth
ⓘ
Roald Amundsen ⓘ Umberto Nobile ⓘ |
| route |
Ny-Ålesund research station
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surface form:
Ny-Ålesund–North Pole–Teller
|
| sponsor |
Norwegian Aero Club
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surface form:
Aero Club of Norway
Lincoln Ellsworth ⓘ |
| startDate | 1926-05-11 ⓘ |
| startPlace |
Ny-Ålesund research station
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surface form:
Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway
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| stoppedAt |
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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surface form:
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Ny-Ålesund research station ⓘ
surface form:
Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway
Oslo ⓘ
surface form:
Oslo, Norway
Pulham, England ⓘ Vadsø, Norway ⓘ |
| tookOffFrom |
Rome
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surface form:
Rome, Italy
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| usedAircraftType | semi-rigid airship ⓘ |
| vehicleUsed | airship Norge ⓘ |
| year | 1926 ⓘ |
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Subject: Norge expedition Description of subject: 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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