Andrée balloon expedition 1897 ended on Kvitøya

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The Andrée balloon expedition of 1897 was a doomed Swedish attempt to reach the North Pole by hydrogen balloon, whose three-man crew perished after crash-landing and struggling across the Arctic ice before their journey ended on Kvitøya.

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instanceOf Arctic exploration expedition
failed expedition
aim reach the North Pole
associatedWith Kvitøya tragedy
Salomon August Andrée
linked to: S. A. Andrée

Swedish polar exploration history
balloonName The Eagle
Örnen
causeOfFailure adverse Arctic weather conditions
insufficient equipment for long over-ice journey
loss of hydrogen and inability to control balloon
countryOfOrigin Sweden
crashLandingLocation Arctic pack ice
crewDeathLocation Kvitøya
crewNationality Swedish
crewSize 3
discoveryOfRemainsDate 1930-08-06
endDate 1897-10-05
era Heroic Age of Arctic exploration
evidenceRecovered diaries
equipment
photographic film
finalCampArchipelago Svalbard
finalCampLocation Kvitøya
journeyType over-ice trek after balloon crash
launchArchipelago Svalbard
launchSite Danes Island
leader Salomon August Andrée
linked to: S. A. Andrée
memorialLocation Stockholm
notableFor attempt to reach North Pole by hydrogen balloon
mysterious fate until discovery in 1930
participant Knut Frænkel
Nils Strindberg
Salomon August Andrée
linked to: S. A. Andrée
regionExplored Arctic Ocean
high Arctic
remainsDiscoveredBy Bratvaag Expedition
result all crew perished
sponsor Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet
linked to: Aftonbladet
startDate 1897-07-11
status failed to reach North Pole
subjectOf book "The Andrée Diaries"
book "The Ice Balloon"
numerous historical studies of polar exploration
technologyUsed drag ropes for steering
hydrogen gas balloon
transportationMethod hydrogen balloon

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