Farthest North

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Farthest North is Fridtjof Nansen’s classic account of his pioneering 1893–1896 Arctic expedition toward the North Pole, blending exploration narrative with scientific observation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
exploration narrative
non-fiction book
travel literature
author Fridtjof Nansen
basedOn Fridtjof Nansen’s expedition journals
chroniclesRecord then-farthest-north latitude reached by Nansen and Johansen
contains diary excerpts
route maps of the Fram’s drift
scientific appendices
countryOfOrigin Norway
describesExpedition Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
surface form: Fram expedition 1893–1896
genre polar exploration literature
scientific observation narrative
hasIllustrations yes
hasMap yes
hasPart volume 1
volume 2
includesAccountOf attempt to reach the North Pole by sledge
life aboard the Fram in the polar night
scientific measurements of ice, ocean, and climate
influenced Roald Amundsen
polar exploration literature
language Norwegian
literaryPeriod late 19th century
literaryStyle first-person narrative
mainCharacter Fridtjof Nansen
mediaType print
notableFor combining exploration narrative with scientific data
detailed account of Fram’s drift across the Arctic Ocean
influence on later polar explorers
originalTitle Fram over Polhavet
placeOfFirstPublication Christiania
publicationYear 1897
publisherOfEnglishEdition Archibald Constable & Co.
setting Arctic Ocean
pack ice near the North Pole
shipDescribed Fram
subject Arctic exploration
Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
surface form: Fram expedition

North Pole
timeOfEventsDescribed 1893–1896
translatedInto English
French
German
Russian

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Fridtjof Nansen notableWork Farthest North
this entity surface form: Fridtjof Nansen’s account "Farthest North"