Andrée balloon expedition 1897 ended on Kvitøya
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The Andrée balloon expedition of 1897 was a doomed Swedish attempt to reach the North Pole by hydrogen balloon, whose three-man crew perished after crash-landing and struggling across the Arctic ice before their journey ended on Kvitøya.
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| Andrée balloon expedition 1897 ended on Kvitøya canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Andrée balloon expedition 1897 ended on Kvitøya Context triple: [Kvitøya, expeditionEvent, Andrée balloon expedition 1897 ended on Kvitøya]
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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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Fram expedition 1893–1896
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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Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912
The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912 was the polar journey during which Roald Amundsen’s team became the first to reach the geographic South Pole.
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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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Andrée balloon expedition 1897 ended on Kvitøya Target entity description: The Andrée balloon expedition of 1897 was a doomed Swedish attempt to reach the North Pole by hydrogen balloon, whose three-man crew perished after crash-landing and struggling across the Arctic ice before their journey ended on Kvitøya.
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A.
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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B.
Fram expedition 1893–1896
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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C.
Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912
The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912 was the polar journey during which Roald Amundsen’s team became the first to reach the geographic South Pole.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic exploration expedition
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failed expedition ⓘ |
| aim | reach the North Pole ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kvitøya tragedy
NERFINISHED
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Salomon August Andrée NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish polar exploration history ⓘ |
| balloonName |
The Eagle
NERFINISHED
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Örnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfFailure |
adverse Arctic weather conditions
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insufficient equipment for long over-ice journey ⓘ loss of hydrogen and inability to control balloon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| crashLandingLocation | Arctic pack ice ⓘ |
| crewDeathLocation | Kvitøya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewNationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| crewSize | 3 ⓘ |
| discoveryOfRemainsDate | 1930-08-06 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1897-10-05 ⓘ |
| era | Heroic Age of Arctic exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceRecovered |
diaries
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equipment ⓘ photographic film ⓘ |
| finalCampArchipelago | Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCampLocation | Kvitøya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| journeyType | over-ice trek after balloon crash ⓘ |
| launchArchipelago | Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Danes Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Salomon August Andrée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempt to reach North Pole by hydrogen balloon
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mysterious fate until discovery in 1930 ⓘ |
| participant |
Knut Frænkel
NERFINISHED
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Nils Strindberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Salomon August Andrée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionExplored |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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high Arctic ⓘ |
| remainsDiscoveredBy | Bratvaag Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | all crew perished ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1897-07-11 ⓘ |
| status | failed to reach North Pole ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
book "The Andrée Diaries"
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book "The Ice Balloon" ⓘ numerous historical studies of polar exploration ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
drag ropes for steering
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hydrogen gas balloon ⓘ |
| transportationMethod | hydrogen balloon ⓘ |
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Subject: Andrée balloon expedition 1897 ended on Kvitøya Description of subject: The Andrée balloon expedition of 1897 was a doomed Swedish attempt to reach the North Pole by hydrogen balloon, whose three-man crew perished after crash-landing and struggling across the Arctic ice before their journey ended on Kvitøya.
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