Second Fram Expedition

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The Second Fram Expedition was a Norwegian Arctic exploration voyage (1898–1902) led by Otto Sverdrup that charted large areas of the Canadian High Arctic and significantly advanced polar geography.

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instanceOf Arctic exploration expedition
Norwegian polar expedition
baseOfOperations Ellesmere Island
cartographicContribution improved maps of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
mapped previously unknown Arctic islands
commandStructure single-ship expedition
countryOfOrigin Norway
departureCountry Norway
departurePort Christiania
discovered Amund Ringnes Island
Axel Heiberg Island
Ellef Ringnes Island
duration 4 years
endDate 1902
era Heroic Age of Arctic exploration
explored Ellesmere Island
Jones Sound
Norwegian Bay
followedBy Third Fram Expedition
homePort Christiania
languageOfExpedition Norwegian
leader Otto Sverdrup
mainObjective advance polar geography
chart unknown Arctic islands and coastlines
namedAfter ship Fram
notableMember Gunnar Isachsen
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup
Otto Sverdrup
Per Schei
operatedInRegion Arctic Ocean
Canadian High Arctic
precededBy First Fram Expedition
result charted large areas of the Canadian High Arctic
significantly advanced knowledge of Arctic geography
scientificDiscipline geography
geology
meteorology
zoology
shipCaptain Otto Sverdrup
sponsor Norwegian government
private Norwegian interests
startDate 1898
usedNavigationMethod dog sleds
ski travel
sledging
usedShip Fram
usedVesselDesigner Colin Archer
vesselType wooden polar exploration ship

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Otto Sverdrup notableWork Second Fram Expedition
Otto Sverdrup leaderOfExpedition Second Fram Expedition 1898–1902
linked to: Second Fram Expedition
Otto Sverdrup expedition alsoKnownAs Second Fram expedition
linked to: Second Fram Expedition