Fridtjof Nansen's Greenland expedition of 1888

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Arctic exploration milestone polar expedition

Fridtjof Nansen's Greenland expedition of 1888 was the pioneering journey that achieved the first documented crossing of Greenland’s ice cap, marking a milestone in polar exploration.

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1888–1889 Greenland expedition 1
Fridtjof Nansen’s 1888–1889 Greenland expedition 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic exploration milestone ⓘ
polar expedition ⓘ
achievement first documented crossing of Greenland's ice cap ⓘ
aim to make the first documented crossing of Greenland's ice cap ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First crossing of the Greenland ice cap NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nansen's Greenland crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryTraversed Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ
directionOfCrossing east-to-west ⓘ
discipline geography ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ
polar exploration ⓘ
documentedBy Fridtjof Nansen NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentedIn The First Crossing of Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate 1889-04 ⓘ
endPoint west coast of Greenland ⓘ
era Age of Polar Exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspired Nansen's Fram expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
later Arctic expeditions ⓘ
leader Fridtjof Nansen NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ
methodOfTravel skiing ⓘ
sledge travel ⓘ
notableFeature crossing started from the uninhabited east coast ⓘ
expedition members overwintered in Greenland after the crossing ⓘ
numberOfParticipants 6 ⓘ
participant Fridtjof Nansen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kristian Kristiansen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ole Nilsen Ravna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oluf Christian Dietrichson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Otto Sverdrup NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samuel Balto NERFINISHED ⓘ
result collection of scientific observations ⓘ
successful crossing of Greenland's interior ice sheet ⓘ
riskFactor crevasses ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
severe Arctic weather ⓘ
significance milestone in polar exploration ⓘ
startDate 1888-07 ⓘ
startingPoint Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ
east coast of Greenland ⓘ
usedFor testing techniques for polar travel ⓘ
usedTechnology dog sledges ⓘ
skis ⓘ
sleeping bags ⓘ
tents ⓘ
year 1888 ⓘ

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Samuel Balto → participatedIn → Fridtjof Nansen's Greenland expedition of 1888 ⓘ
Oluf Christian Dietrichson → participantIn → Fridtjof Nansen's Greenland expedition of 1888 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fridtjof Nansen’s 1888–1889 Greenland expedition
Ole Nilsen Ravna → participantIn → Fridtjof Nansen's Greenland expedition of 1888 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1888–1889 Greenland expedition