Andrée balloon expedition 1897 ended on Kvitøya

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The Andrée balloon expedition of 1897 was a doomed Swedish attempt to reach the North Pole by hydrogen balloon, whose three-man crew perished after crash-landing and struggling across the Arctic ice before their journey ended on Kvitøya.

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instanceOf Arctic exploration expedition ⓘ
failed expedition ⓘ
aim reach the North Pole ⓘ
associatedWith Kvitøya tragedy ⓘ
Salomon August Andrée ⓘ
linked to: S. A. Andrée

Swedish polar exploration history ⓘ
balloonName The Eagle ⓘ
Örnen ⓘ
causeOfFailure adverse Arctic weather conditions ⓘ
insufficient equipment for long over-ice journey ⓘ
loss of hydrogen and inability to control balloon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
crashLandingLocation Arctic pack ice ⓘ
crewDeathLocation Kvitøya ⓘ
crewNationality Swedish ⓘ
crewSize 3 ⓘ
discoveryOfRemainsDate 1930-08-06 ⓘ
endDate 1897-10-05 ⓘ
era Heroic Age of Arctic exploration ⓘ
evidenceRecovered diaries ⓘ
equipment ⓘ
photographic film ⓘ
finalCampArchipelago Svalbard ⓘ
finalCampLocation Kvitøya ⓘ
journeyType over-ice trek after balloon crash ⓘ
launchArchipelago Svalbard ⓘ
launchSite Danes Island ⓘ
leader Salomon August Andrée ⓘ
linked to: S. A. Andrée
memorialLocation Stockholm ⓘ
notableFor attempt to reach North Pole by hydrogen balloon ⓘ
mysterious fate until discovery in 1930 ⓘ
participant Knut Frænkel ⓘ
Nils Strindberg ⓘ
Salomon August Andrée ⓘ
linked to: S. A. Andrée
regionExplored Arctic Ocean ⓘ
high Arctic ⓘ
remainsDiscoveredBy Bratvaag Expedition ⓘ
result all crew perished ⓘ
sponsor Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ
Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet ⓘ
linked to: Aftonbladet
startDate 1897-07-11 ⓘ
status failed to reach North Pole ⓘ
subjectOf book "The Andrée Diaries" ⓘ
book "The Ice Balloon" ⓘ
numerous historical studies of polar exploration ⓘ
technologyUsed drag ropes for steering ⓘ
hydrogen gas balloon ⓘ
transportationMethod hydrogen balloon ⓘ

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Kvitøya → expeditionEvent → Andrée balloon expedition 1897 ended on Kvitøya ⓘ