United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842)

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naval expedition scientific expedition

The United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) was a major U.S. naval and scientific voyage that conducted extensive exploration and surveying of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding regions, significantly advancing 19th-century geography, natural history, and cartography.

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instanceOf naval expedition ⓘ
scientific expedition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs U.S. Exploring Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States South Seas Exploring Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorizedBy United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander Charles Wilkes NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
endDate 1842 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
field cartography ⓘ
ethnology ⓘ
geography ⓘ
hydrography ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
flagship USS Vincennes NERFINISHED ⓘ
homePort New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced U.S. territorial and commercial interests in the Pacific ⓘ
development of American scientific institutions ⓘ
leader Charles Wilkes NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeAuthor Charles Wilkes NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAchievement advanced 19th-century American cartography ⓘ
collected thousands of botanical and zoological specimens ⓘ
confirmed the existence of a large Antarctic landmass ⓘ
contributed to the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution collections ⓘ
produced extensive charts of the Pacific islands and coasts ⓘ
numberOfShips 6 ⓘ
partOf history of United States naval exploration ⓘ
portOfDeparture Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryObjective collection of scientific specimens ⓘ
exploration of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surveying and charting of islands and coasts ⓘ
rankOfCommander Lieutenant ⓘ
resultedIn multi-volume official narrative and scientific reports ⓘ
ship Flying Fish NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peacock NERFINISHED ⓘ
Porpoise NERFINISHED ⓘ
Relief NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sea Gull NERFINISHED ⓘ
USS Vincennes NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName U.S. Ex. Ex. NERFINISHED ⓘ
sponsor United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate 1838 ⓘ
visitedRegion Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northwest Coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oregon Country NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ

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James Dwight Dana → participatedIn → United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) ⓘ
Charles Wilkes → notableWork → United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Exploring Expedition
Charles Wilkes → commanded → United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Exploring Expedition