Maud Arctic expedition

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The Maud Arctic expedition was a Norwegian polar voyage led by Roald Amundsen in the early 20th century that aimed to drift across the Arctic Ocean aboard the ship Maud to advance scientific understanding of the polar regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic expedition
Norwegian expedition
polar expedition
aimedMethod long-term drift in sea ice
baseOfOperations Arctic pack ice
country Norway
crewNationality Norwegian
departureCountry Norway
departurePort Vardø
endYear 1925
era early 20th century
explorationArea Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea
Chukchi Sea
Northeast Passage
fundingSource Norwegian contributors
private funding
includedActivity astronomical observations
ice drift observations
magnetic measurements
meteorological observations
oceanographic measurements
leader Roald Amundsen
leaderRole expedition commander
namedAfter Queen Maud of Norway
notableMember Gennady Olonkin NERFINISHED
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup
Helmer Hanssen
Oscar Wisting
objective to advance scientific understanding of the polar regions
to drift across the Arctic Ocean
precededBy Fram expedition
relatedTo history of Arctic exploration
result collection of long-term Arctic scientific data
improved knowledge of Arctic sea ice drift
improved mapping of parts of the Arctic coast
route from Norway along the Siberian coast into the Arctic Ocean
scientificDiscipline astronomy
cartography
geophysics
magnetism
meteorology
oceanography
shipDesigner Christian Jensen
shipOwner Roald Amundsen
shipType wooden polar ship
startYear 1918
usedShip Maud
vessel Maud

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Oscar Wisting notableWork Maud Arctic expedition
Oscar Wisting participantIn Maud expedition 1918–1925
linked to: Maud Arctic expedition
Maud participatedIn Maud Expedition
linked to: Maud Arctic expedition