Challenger expedition

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The Challenger expedition was a pioneering 19th-century scientific voyage that laid the foundations of modern oceanography through systematic deep-sea exploration and data collection.

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instanceOf British naval expedition ⓘ
oceanographic expedition ⓘ
scientific expedition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Challenger Expedition of 1872–1876 ⓘ
HMS Challenger expedition ⓘ
chiefScientist Charles Wyville Thomson ⓘ
John Murray ⓘ
collectedSpecimens thousands of new marine species ⓘ
commander Frank Tourle Thomson ⓘ
George Nares ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
deepestSounding Challenger Deep region of the Mariana Trench ⓘ
linked to: Challenger Deep
discipline hydrography ⓘ
marine biology ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ
distanceTraveled about 68000 nautical miles ⓘ
endDate 1876-05-24 ⓘ
laidFoundationFor modern oceanography ⓘ
legacy created first comprehensive dataset on global ocean conditions ⓘ
established systematic methods for oceanographic research ⓘ
measurement deep-sea soundings ⓘ
marine life samples ⓘ
ocean currents ⓘ
water chemistry ⓘ
water temperature profiles ⓘ
name Challenger expedition ⓘ
notableDiscovery detailed mapping of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ
evidence of life at great ocean depths ⓘ
measurement of the deepest known ocean trench at the time ⓘ
numberOfStations 362 ⓘ
purpose collection of oceanographic data ⓘ
systematic investigation of the deep sea ⓘ
reportPublicationPeriod 1880–1895 ⓘ
reportVolumes 50 ⓘ
resultedIn The Report of the Scientific Results of the Exploring Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger ⓘ
route Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ
sponsor British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

Royal Society ⓘ
startDate 1872-12-21 ⓘ
usedInstrument dredge ⓘ
sounding line ⓘ
thermometer ⓘ
trawl ⓘ
water sampling bottle ⓘ
vessel HMS Challenger ⓘ

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Challenger expedition → alsoKnownAs → Challenger Expedition of 1872–1876 ⓘ
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Charles Wyville Thomson → ledExpedition → Challenger expedition ⓘ
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Frank Tourle Thomson → partOf → Challenger expedition ⓘ
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