Otto Sverdrup expedition
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Otto Sverdrup Canadian Arctic expedition 1898–1902 | 1 |
| Otto Sverdrup expedition canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Otto Sverdrup expedition Context triple: [Axel Heiberg Island, exploredBy, Otto Sverdrup expedition]
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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.
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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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Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century scientific and exploratory mission led by Otto Nordenskjöld that conducted pioneering research and mapping in the Antarctic region.
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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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Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
The Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition was a 1926 polar venture led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved the first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Otto Sverdrup expedition Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
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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.
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century scientific and exploratory mission led by Otto Nordenskjöld that conducted pioneering research and mapping in the Antarctic region.
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D.
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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E.
Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
The Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition was a 1926 polar venture led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved the first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic exploration expedition
ⓘ
Norwegian expedition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Fram expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Fram Expedition
|
| areaExplored |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
ⓘ
linked to:
Arctic Archipelago
Ellesmere Island region ⓘ
linked to:
Ellesmere Island
northwestern Greenland waters ⓘ |
| claimedIsland |
Amund Ringnes Island
ⓘ
Axel Heiberg Island ⓘ Cornwall Island (Canadian Arctic) ⓘ Ellef Ringnes Island ⓘ King Christian Island ⓘ |
| claimedTerritoryFor | Norway ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Norway ⓘ |
| departurePort | Christiania ⓘ |
| departureTime | 1898 ⓘ |
| duration | 4 years ⓘ |
| endTime | 1902 ⓘ |
| era | Heroic Age of Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
ⓘ
geographical exploration ⓘ geology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| leader | Otto Sverdrup ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to Norwegian claims in the Arctic
ⓘ
improved maps of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago ⓘ |
| location |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Canadian High Arctic ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Otto Sverdrup ⓘ |
| notableWork | mapping of previously unknown Arctic islands ⓘ |
| objective |
Arctic exploration
ⓘ
charting unknown Arctic regions ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Norwegian polar exploration ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Fridtjof Nansen Fram expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Fram expedition 1893–1896
|
| publication |
New Land: Four Years in the Arctic Regions (by Otto Sverdrup)
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linked to:
New Land: Four Years in the Arctic Regions
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| result |
charted large areas of the Canadian High Arctic
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claimed several Arctic islands for Norway ⓘ |
| shipFrozenInIce | Fram ⓘ |
| shipOwner |
Norwegian government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Norway
|
| significantPerson |
Gunnar Isachsen
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Larsen (captain of Fram during parts of expedition) ⓘ Otto Sverdrup ⓘ Per Schei ⓘ |
| startTime | 1898 ⓘ |
| timeInIce | multiple winters 1899–1902 ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
overwintering in the Arctic
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sledge journeys over sea ice ⓘ |
| usedShip | Fram ⓘ |
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