second overland expedition to the Arctic (1825–1827)
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The second overland expedition to the Arctic (1825–1827) was a British exploratory journey led by John Franklin to chart the northern coast of North America and gather scientific data in the high Arctic.
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Target entity: second overland expedition to the Arctic (1825–1827) Context triple: [John Franklin, tookPartIn, second overland expedition to the Arctic (1825–1827)]
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Norge expedition
The Norge expedition was a pioneering 1926 airship journey led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved one of the first verified crossings of the Arctic via the North Pole.
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Chelyuskin expedition
The Chelyuskin expedition was a 1933–1934 Soviet Arctic voyage whose ship became trapped and crushed by ice, leading to a dramatic mass rescue that became a major propaganda triumph for the USSR.
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Danish Galathea expedition
The Danish Galathea expedition was a mid-20th-century Danish oceanographic research voyage renowned for its deep-sea explorations and scientific discoveries in some of the world’s deepest ocean trenches.
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Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
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Amundsen Gjøa expedition
The Amundsen Gjøa expedition was Roald Amundsen’s 1903–1906 voyage that achieved the first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage in the small vessel Gjøa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: second overland expedition to the Arctic (1825–1827) Target entity description: The second overland expedition to the Arctic (1825–1827) was a British exploratory journey led by John Franklin to chart the northern coast of North America and gather scientific data in the high Arctic.
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A.
Norge expedition
The Norge expedition was a pioneering 1926 airship journey led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved one of the first verified crossings of the Arctic via the North Pole.
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B.
Chelyuskin expedition
The Chelyuskin expedition was a 1933–1934 Soviet Arctic voyage whose ship became trapped and crushed by ice, leading to a dramatic mass rescue that became a major propaganda triumph for the USSR.
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C.
Danish Galathea expedition
The Danish Galathea expedition was a mid-20th-century Danish oceanographic research voyage renowned for its deep-sea explorations and scientific discoveries in some of the world’s deepest ocean trenches.
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D.
Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
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E.
Amundsen Gjøa expedition
The Amundsen Gjøa expedition was Roald Amundsen’s 1903–1906 voyage that achieved the first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage in the small vessel Gjøa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic exploration expedition
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British expedition ⓘ scientific expedition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Franklin’s second overland Arctic expedition
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Second Franklin overland expedition ⓘ |
| commander | John Franklin ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| departureLocation |
Mackenzie Valley
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surface form:
Great Slave Lake region
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| documentedBy | John Franklin ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea
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surface form:
Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea
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| endTime | 1827 ⓘ |
| era | 19th-century Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| explorationArea |
Arctic Ocean coast
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northern coast of North America ⓘ |
| follows |
Coppermine expedition
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surface form:
Coppermine Expedition of 1819–1822
|
| hasTimeSpan | 1825–1827 ⓘ |
| leader | John Franklin ⓘ |
| location | present-day Canada ⓘ |
| member |
Edward Nicholas Kendall
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George Back ⓘ John Richardson ⓘ Peter Warren Dease ⓘ Thomas Drummond ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
relatively low loss of life compared to earlier Franklin expedition
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systematic coastal surveying ⓘ |
| objective |
chart the northern coast of North America
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gather scientific data in the high Arctic ⓘ |
| partOf | British exploration of the Arctic ⓘ |
| purpose | search for a Northwest Passage by defining Arctic coastlines ⓘ |
| result |
charted large portions of the Arctic coast of North America
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collected scientific observations in the high Arctic ⓘ improved maps of the Arctic coastline ⓘ |
| risk |
extreme cold
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sea ice and pack ice conditions ⓘ |
| routeFeature |
Arctic coast west and east of the Mackenzie River delta
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Mackenzie River ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
geography
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hydrography ⓘ magnetism ⓘ meteorology ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
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surface form:
British Admiralty
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| startTime | 1825 ⓘ |
| usedSupport |
Hudson’s Bay Company posts
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Indigenous guides and knowledge ⓘ |
| usedTransport |
boats
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overland travel on foot ⓘ sledges ⓘ |
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