Fram expedition 1893–1896

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fram_expedition_1893–1896
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:crew 13
gptkbp:departedFrom gptkb:Vardø,_Norway
gptkbp:discipline geology
meteorology
oceanography
zoology
gptkbp:endDate 1896
gptkbp:expedition polar exploration
gptkbp:goal reach the North Pole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fram expedition 1893–1896
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Fridtjof_Nansen
gptkbp:notableAchievement proved existence of transpolar drift
set new Farthest North record
gptkbp:notableEvent Nansen and Johansen left Fram to attempt to reach the pole
gptkbp:notableFinds Arctic Ocean is deep, not shallow
depth of Arctic Ocean
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Hjalmar_Johansen
gptkb:Otto_Sverdrup
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Farthest_North_(book_by_Nansen)
gptkbp:result significant scientific observations
did not reach North Pole
gptkbp:returnPort gptkb:Skjervøy,_Norway
gptkbp:route drifted with Arctic ice
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:Fram
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:startDate 1893
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fridtjof_Nansen's_expeditions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8