Edmund Fanning

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Edmund Fanning was an American seafarer and explorer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his Pacific voyages and the discovery of several remote islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf explorer
human
seafarer
activeYearsEnd early 19th century
activeYearsStart late 18th century
basedIn New York City
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1769-07-16
dateOfDeath 1841-04-23
discovered Fanning Island NERFINISHED
Palmyra Atoll NERFINISHED
Washington Island (Teraina) NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup European American
fieldOfWork Pacific exploration
maritime exploration
genreOfWrittenWork travel literature
hasNameInLanguage Edmund Fanning@en NERFINISHED
knownAs Pathfinder of the Pacific NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor Pacific Ocean voyages
discovery of several remote Pacific islands
occupation explorer
merchant
sea captain
participatedIn fur trade
sealing trade in the Pacific
placeOfBirth Stonington, Connecticut NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
wrote Voyages Round the World NERFINISHED

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Kingman Reef discoveredBy Edmund Fanning