Otto Sverdrup expedition
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The Otto Sverdrup expedition was a Norwegian Arctic exploration voyage (1898–1902) led by Otto Sverdrup that charted large areas of the Canadian High Arctic and claimed several islands for Norway.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic exploration expedition
ⓘ
Norwegian expedition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Second Fram expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaExplored |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellesmere Island region NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Greenland waters ⓘ |
| claimedIsland |
Amund Ringnes Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Axel Heiberg Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornwall Island (Canadian Arctic) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellef Ringnes Island NERFINISHED ⓘ King Christian Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedTerritoryFor | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departurePort | Christiania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departureTime | 1898 ⓘ |
| duration | 4 years ⓘ |
| endTime | 1902 ⓘ |
| era | Heroic Age of Arctic exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
ⓘ
geographical exploration ⓘ geology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| leader | Otto Sverdrup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to Norwegian claims in the Arctic
ⓘ
improved maps of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago ⓘ |
| location |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian High Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Otto Sverdrup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | mapping of previously unknown Arctic islands ⓘ |
| objective |
Arctic exploration
ⓘ
charting unknown Arctic regions ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Norwegian polar exploration ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fridtjof Nansen Fram expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publication | New Land: Four Years in the Arctic Regions (by Otto Sverdrup) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
charted large areas of the Canadian High Arctic
ⓘ
claimed several Arctic islands for Norway ⓘ |
| shipFrozenInIce | Fram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipOwner | Norwegian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Gunnar Isachsen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larsen (captain of Fram during parts of expedition) NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Sverdrup NERFINISHED ⓘ Per Schei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1898 ⓘ |
| timeInIce | multiple winters 1899–1902 ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
overwintering in the Arctic
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sledge journeys over sea ice ⓘ |
| usedShip | Fram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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