Swedish Vega Expedition

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The Swedish Vega Expedition was a 19th-century Arctic exploration mission led by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld that achieved the first complete navigation of the Northeast Passage.

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instanceOf Arctic exploration expedition
polar expedition
achievement first complete navigation of the Northeast Passage
associatedWithMonarch Oscar II of Sweden and Norway
linked to: Oscar II of Sweden
commander Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
countryOfOrigin Sweden
destinationRegion Arctic Ocean
Bering Strait
Siberian Arctic
linked to: Northern Siberia
documentedIn Nordenskiöld’s account of the voyage of the Vega
endDate 1880
fieldOfWork geography
meteorology
natural history
oceanography
flag Sweden
gotStuckInSeaIce true
leader Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
namedAfter SS Vega
navigatedAlongCoastOf Northern Siberia
Novaya Zemlya
Taimyr Peninsula
linked to: Taymyr Peninsula
navigatedThrough Chukchi Sea
East Siberian Sea
Kara Sea
Laptev Sea
objective conduct scientific research in the Arctic
find a navigable sea route along the north coast of Eurasia
overwinteredAt Chukchi Sea
overwinteredNear Chukchi Peninsula
participant Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
Louis Palander
portOfDeparture Gothenburg
Karlskrona
portOfReturn Stockholm
reached Bering Strait
route Northeast Passage
shipCaptain Louis Palander
significance demonstrated feasibility of Northeast Passage for navigation
milestone in Arctic navigation
sponsor King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway
linked to: Oscar II of Sweden

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
startDate 1878
succeededExpeditionOf Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
timePeriod 19th century
usedShipType barque
vesselUsed SS Vega

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SS Vega ownerDuringNortheastPassageVoyage Swedish Vega Expedition