First Russian Antarctic Expedition
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The First Russian Antarctic Expedition was an early 19th-century Russian naval voyage that explored the Southern Ocean and is often credited with one of the first sightings of the Antarctic continent.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Russian Antarctic Expedition canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Antarctic expedition
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Russian naval expedition ⓘ |
| commander |
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
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Mikhail Lazarev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departureDate | 1819-07-04 ⓘ |
| departurePort | Kronstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deputyCommander | Mikhail Lazarev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1821 ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Antarctic waters
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Bellingshausen Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ South Shetland Islands vicinity ⓘ Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | naval ensign of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
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Mikhail Lazarev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | among the first expeditions to approach the Antarctic mainland ⓘ |
| includedDiscipline |
cartography
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hydrography ⓘ meteorology ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Russian ⓘ |
| leader | Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bellingshausen Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early circumnavigation of Antarctica
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one of the first sightings of the Antarctic continent ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Russian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Tsar Alexander I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
expansion of Russian naval knowledge
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geographical exploration ⓘ scientific observation ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Age of Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
| relatedExpedition | British Antarctic expeditions of the early 19th century ⓘ |
| result |
collection of scientific observations
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improved maps of high southern latitudes ⓘ |
| returnDate | 1821-08-05 ⓘ |
| route |
Atlantic Ocean
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Ocean circumnavigation ⓘ |
| shipUsed |
Mirny (support vessel)
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Vostok (sloop-of-war) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sighted |
Antarctic ice shelf near Princess Martha Coast
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coastal ice formations of Antarctica ⓘ |
| sightingDate | 1820-01-27 ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Russian Imperial government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1819 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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