Vega expedition

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Arctic expedition Swedish expedition polar exploration voyage

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.

Aliases (1)

Vega expedition 1878–1880 ×1

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 Arctic coast →
flagState	Sweden →
fundedBy	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 →
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	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 → steam power →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld →	expeditionLed
Northeast Passage →	firstCompleteTransitBy
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld →	knownFor
Vega expedition →	name
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld ("Vega expedition 1878–1880") →	notableWork