Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition

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The Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition was a 1926 polar venture led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved the first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship.

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Norge expedition team 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic exploration mission
airship expedition
polar expedition
achievement first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship
airshipName Norway
surface form: Norge
alsoKnownAs Norge expedition
countryInvolved Italy
Norway
United States of America
surface form: United States
designedBy Umberto Nobile
destination North Pole
endDate 1926-05-14
endPlace Teller, Alaska
United States of America
surface form: United States
fundedBy Lincoln Ellsworth
goal to cross the Arctic Ocean by air
to fly over the North Pole
hasLeader Lincoln Ellsworth
Roald Amundsen
Umberto Nobile
hasName Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition self-link
hasParticipant Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
Oscar Wisting
Roald Amundsen
Umberto Nobile
notableFor international cooperation in polar exploration
use of airship technology in Arctic conditions
operatedBy Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition self-linksurface differs
surface form: Norge expedition team
precededBy Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912
surface form: Amundsen's South Pole expedition
relatedTo Zeppelin airships
surface form: Nobile's Italia airship expedition
routePoint Leningrad
North Pole
Ny-Ålesund research station
surface form: Ny-Ålesund

Oslo
Rome
Teller, Alaska
startDate 1926-05-11
startPlace Ny-Ålesund research station
surface form: Ny-Ålesund

Svalbard
tookPlaceIn 20th century
Arctic region
surface form: Arctic
traversed Arctic Ocean
Arctic region
surface form: North Pole region
usedAircraftType semi-rigid airship
usedVehicle airship Norge
year 1926

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North Pole hasFirstAircraftOverflightExpedition Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition hasName Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition self-link
Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition operatedBy Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Norge expedition team