Nansen's Fram expedition

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:crew 13
gptkbp:departedFrom gptkb:Vardø,_Norway
gptkbp:duration 3 years
gptkbp:endDate 1896
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:Fram
gptkbp:goal reach the North Pole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nansen's Fram expedition
gptkbp:inspiredBy hypothesis of transpolar drift
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Fridtjof_Nansen
gptkbp:legacy influenced future polar exploration
proved the existence of the transpolar drift
gptkbp:notableEvent Fram survived being frozen in ice
Nansen and Johansen reached Farthest North at 86°13.6′N
Nansen and Johansen left the ship to attempt to reach the pole
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Hjalmar_Johansen
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Farthest_North_(book_by_Nansen)
gptkbp:result did not reach the North Pole
collected valuable scientific data
gptkbp:returnPort gptkb:Skjervøy,_Norway
gptkbp:route drift across the Arctic Ocean
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:startDate 1893
gptkbp:studiedBy geophysics
meteorology
oceanography
zoology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Franz_Josef_Land
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6