Fram expedition 1893–1896
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The Fram expedition of 1893–1896 was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering Arctic voyage that attempted to reach the North Pole by intentionally freezing the ship Fram into the polar ice and drifting with it across the Arctic Ocean.
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Target entity: Fram expedition 1893–1896 Context triple: [Otto Sverdrup, memberOfExpedition, Fram expedition 1893–1896]
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Chelyuskin expedition
The Chelyuskin expedition was a 1933–1934 Soviet Arctic voyage whose ship became trapped and crushed by ice, leading to a dramatic mass rescue that became a major propaganda triumph for the USSR.
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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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Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition
The Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition was a 19th-century polar exploration mission (1872–1874) led by Julius Payer and Karl Weyprecht that significantly advanced Arctic geographic and scientific knowledge.
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Norge expedition
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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1908–1909 North Pole expedition
The 1908–1909 North Pole expedition was Robert E. Peary’s controversial Arctic journey during which he claimed to have become the first person to reach the geographic North Pole.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fram expedition 1893–1896 Target entity description: The Fram expedition of 1893–1896 was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering Arctic voyage that attempted to reach the North Pole by intentionally freezing the ship Fram into the polar ice and drifting with it across the Arctic Ocean.
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A.
Chelyuskin expedition
The Chelyuskin expedition was a 1933–1934 Soviet Arctic voyage whose ship became trapped and crushed by ice, leading to a dramatic mass rescue that became a major propaganda triumph for the USSR.
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B.
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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C.
Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition
The Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition was a 19th-century polar exploration mission (1872–1874) led by Julius Payer and Karl Weyprecht that significantly advanced Arctic geographic and scientific knowledge.
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D.
Norge expedition
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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E.
1908–1909 North Pole expedition
The 1908–1909 North Pole expedition was Robert E. Peary’s controversial Arctic journey during which he claimed to have become the first person to reach the geographic North Pole.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic expedition
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polar exploration mission ⓘ |
| areaExplored |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attemptedFrom | Fram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attemptedFromRegion | near Franz Josef Land ⓘ |
| commander | Otto Sverdrup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderRank | captain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| crewSizeApproximate | 13 ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departureDate | 1893-07-24 ⓘ |
| departurePort |
Christiania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Farthest North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| iceDriftEndRegion | near Svalbard ⓘ |
| iceDriftStartRegion | New Siberian Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| innovation | first deliberate use of ice drift to reach high latitudes ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | drift of the wreckage of USS Jeannette ⓘ |
| leader | Fridtjof Nansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
established Nansen as a leading polar explorer
ⓘ
provided baseline data for Arctic climatology ⓘ |
| maxLatitudeReached | 86°13′N ⓘ |
| maxLatitudeReachedBy |
Fridtjof Nansen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hjalmar Johansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | drifting with pack ice across the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Fridtjof Nansen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hjalmar Johansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | reach the North Pole ⓘ |
| result |
North Pole not reached
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safe return of ship and crew ⓘ valuable scientific data collected ⓘ |
| returnDate | 1896-08 ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
botany
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geophysics ⓘ meteorology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| scientificOutcome |
confirmation of transpolar drift
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evidence for deep Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | scientific research in the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| shipDesigner | Colin Archer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipOwner | Norwegian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | specially strengthened wooden polar ship ⓘ |
| shipUsed | Fram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Norwegian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| strategy | intentionally freezing the ship into sea ice ⓘ |
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Subject: Fram expedition 1893–1896 Description of subject: The Fram expedition of 1893–1896 was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering Arctic voyage that attempted to reach the North Pole by intentionally freezing the ship Fram into the polar ice and drifting with it across the Arctic Ocean.
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