Maud Arctic expedition
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The Maud Arctic expedition was a Norwegian polar voyage led by Roald Amundsen in the early 20th century that aimed to drift across the Arctic Ocean aboard the ship Maud to advance scientific understanding of the polar regions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maud Arctic expedition canonical | 1 |
| Maud Expedition | 1 |
| Maud expedition 1918–1925 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11179407 — 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: Maud Arctic expedition Context triple: [Oscar Wisting, notableWork, Maud Arctic expedition]
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Jeannette Arctic expedition
The Jeannette Arctic expedition was a late 19th-century U.S. Navy voyage that ended in disaster when its ship became trapped and crushed by ice while attempting to reach the North Pole via the Bering Strait.
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Fram expedition 1893–1896
The Fram expedition of 1893–1896 was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering Arctic voyage that attempted to reach the North Pole by intentionally freezing the ship Fram into the polar ice and drifting with it across the Arctic Ocean.
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Otto Sverdrup expedition
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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Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition
The Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition was a 19th-century polar exploration mission (1872–1874) led by Julius Payer and Karl Weyprecht that significantly advanced Arctic geographic and scientific knowledge.
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Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Russian Antarctic Expedition is Russia’s national polar research program responsible for conducting scientific exploration and maintaining research stations across Antarctica.
- 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: Maud Arctic expedition Target entity description: The Maud Arctic expedition was a Norwegian polar voyage led by Roald Amundsen in the early 20th century that aimed to drift across the Arctic Ocean aboard the ship Maud to advance scientific understanding of the polar regions.
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A.
Jeannette Arctic expedition
The Jeannette Arctic expedition was a late 19th-century U.S. Navy voyage that ended in disaster when its ship became trapped and crushed by ice while attempting to reach the North Pole via the Bering Strait.
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B.
Fram expedition 1893–1896
The Fram expedition of 1893–1896 was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering Arctic voyage that attempted to reach the North Pole by intentionally freezing the ship Fram into the polar ice and drifting with it across the Arctic Ocean.
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C.
Otto Sverdrup expedition
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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D.
Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition
The Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition was a 19th-century polar exploration mission (1872–1874) led by Julius Payer and Karl Weyprecht that significantly advanced Arctic geographic and scientific knowledge.
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E.
Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Russian Antarctic Expedition is Russia’s national polar research program responsible for conducting scientific exploration and maintaining research stations across Antarctica.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic expedition
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Norwegian expedition ⓘ polar expedition ⓘ |
| aimedMethod | long-term drift in sea ice ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Arctic pack ice ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| crewNationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departurePort | Vardø NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| explorationArea |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Beaufort Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Norwegian contributors
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private funding ⓘ |
| includedActivity |
astronomical observations
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ice drift observations ⓘ magnetic measurements ⓘ meteorological observations ⓘ oceanographic measurements ⓘ |
| leader | Roald Amundsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderRole | expedition commander ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Maud of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Gennady Olonkin
NERFINISHED
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Harald Ulrik Sverdrup NERFINISHED ⓘ Helmer Hanssen NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Wisting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
to advance scientific understanding of the polar regions
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to drift across the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fram expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | history of Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| result |
collection of long-term Arctic scientific data
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improved knowledge of Arctic sea ice drift ⓘ improved mapping of parts of the Arctic coast ⓘ |
| route | from Norway along the Siberian coast into the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astronomy
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cartography ⓘ geophysics ⓘ magnetism ⓘ meteorology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| shipDesigner | Christian Jensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipOwner | Roald Amundsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | wooden polar ship ⓘ |
| startYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| usedShip | Maud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vessel | Maud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maud Arctic expedition Description of subject: The Maud Arctic expedition was a Norwegian polar voyage led by Roald Amundsen in the early 20th century that aimed to drift across the Arctic Ocean aboard the ship Maud to advance scientific understanding of the polar regions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maud expedition 1918–1925
this entity surface form:
Maud Expedition