Vega expedition
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The Vega expedition was a late 19th-century Swedish-led Arctic voyage commanded by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld that became famous for achieving the first complete navigation of the Northeast Passage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vega expedition canonical | 4 |
| Vega Expedition | 1 |
| Vega expedition 1878–1880 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T646977 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vega expedition Context triple: [Northeast Passage, firstCompleteTransitBy, Vega expedition]
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Ralph Plaisted expedition
The Ralph Plaisted expedition was a 1968 snowmobile journey that became widely recognized as the first confirmed over-ice surface expedition to reach the geographic North Pole.
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Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
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Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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Soviet Arctic expeditions
Soviet Arctic expeditions were a series of state-sponsored scientific and exploratory missions undertaken by the Soviet Union to chart, study, and assert presence in the Arctic Ocean and surrounding polar regions.
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E.
Franklin expedition
The Franklin expedition was a 19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Sir John Franklin that tragically disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vega expedition Target entity description: The Vega expedition was a late 19th-century Swedish-led Arctic voyage commanded by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld that became famous for achieving the first complete navigation of the Northeast Passage.
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A.
Ralph Plaisted expedition
The Ralph Plaisted expedition was a 1968 snowmobile journey that became widely recognized as the first confirmed over-ice surface expedition to reach the geographic North Pole.
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B.
Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
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C.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Soviet Arctic expeditions
Soviet Arctic expeditions were a series of state-sponsored scientific and exploratory missions undertaken by the Soviet Union to chart, study, and assert presence in the Arctic Ocean and surrounding polar regions.
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E.
Franklin expedition
The Franklin expedition was a 19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Sir John Franklin that tragically disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic expedition
ⓘ
Swedish expedition ⓘ polar exploration voyage ⓘ |
| achievement |
first complete navigation of the Northeast Passage
ⓘ
first voyage to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean along the north coast of Eurasia ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld ⓘ |
| commander | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfVessel | Sweden ⓘ |
| crewIncluded |
Swedish sailors
ⓘ
scientists ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Sweden ⓘ |
| departurePort | Karlskrona ⓘ |
| destinationRegion |
Bering Strait
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| endYear | 1880 ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| explorationArea |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Northeast Passage ⓘ Siberian continental shelf ⓘ
surface form:
Siberian Arctic coast
|
| flagState | Sweden ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Swedish government
ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish state
private sponsors from Sweden ⓘ |
| gotTrappedInIce | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first successful through-passage of the Northeast Passage in a single voyage ⓘ |
| homePortOfVessel | Stockholm ⓘ |
| leader | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld ⓘ |
| name | Vega expedition self-link ⓘ |
| nationalityOfLeader | Finnish-Swedish ⓘ |
| navigatedAlong | north coast of Eurasia ⓘ |
| navigationFrom | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| navigationTo | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demonstrating the navigability of the Northeast Passage
ⓘ
major milestone in Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Swedish authorities ⓘ |
| overwinteredNear | Chukchi Peninsula ⓘ |
| overwinteredRegion |
Chukchi Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Bering Strait region
|
| primaryVessel | SS Vega ⓘ |
| route | Northeast Passage ⓘ |
| scientificObjectives |
ethnographic studies
ⓘ
geographical exploration ⓘ hydrographic surveys ⓘ meteorological observations ⓘ |
| shipUsed | SS Vega ⓘ |
| sponsorCountry | Sweden ⓘ |
| startDate | 1878-07-21 ⓘ |
| startYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| usedPropulsion |
sails
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steam power ⓘ |
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Subject: Vega expedition Description of subject: The Vega expedition was a late 19th-century Swedish-led Arctic voyage commanded by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld that became famous for achieving the first complete navigation of the Northeast Passage.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Vega expedition 1878–1880