Jeannette Arctic expedition

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The Jeannette Arctic expedition was a late 19th-century U.S. Navy voyage that ended in disaster when its ship became trapped and crushed by ice while attempting to reach the North Pole via the Bering Strait.

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Jeannette Arctic Expedition 3
Jeannette expedition 2
Jeannette Arctic expedition canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic expedition ⓘ
polar exploration mission ⓘ
aftermath crew attempted over-ice and open-boat journey to Siberia ⓘ
becameTrappedIn pack ice ⓘ
casualties most of the crew died ⓘ
commander George W. De Long ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crewSize over 30 men ⓘ
departureCountry United States of America ⓘ
departureDate 1879-07-08 ⓘ
departurePort San Francisco ⓘ
destinationRegion Arctic Ocean ⓘ
North Pole ⓘ
documentedIn In the Lena Delta ⓘ
The Voyage of the Jeannette ⓘ
endTime 1881 ⓘ
enteredSea Chukchi Sea ⓘ
East Siberian Sea ⓘ
era late 19th century ⓘ
goal to reach the North Pole ⓘ
historicalSignificance early U.S. attempt to reach the North Pole ⓘ
influenced later Arctic exploration routes and planning ⓘ
noted for its tragic loss of life ⓘ
landfallCountry Russian Empire ⓘ
landfallRegion Siberian Arctic coast ⓘ
linked to: Arctic coast
leader George W. De Long ⓘ
namedAfter USS Jeannette ⓘ
navalBranch U.S. Navy Arctic exploration program ⓘ
notableDeath George W. De Long ⓘ
notableLocation New Siberian Islands region ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
partOf history of polar exploration ⓘ
riskFactor extreme Arctic climate ⓘ
sea ice pressure ⓘ
route via the Bering Strait ⓘ
scientificOutcome collected Arctic oceanographic and meteorological data ⓘ
provided evidence of transpolar drift of Arctic sea ice ⓘ
shipCrushedBy ice ⓘ
shipName USS Jeannette ⓘ
shipSankDate 1881-06-13 ⓘ
shipSankIn Arctic Ocean ⓘ
shipType barque-rigged exploration ship ⓘ
steam-powered naval vessel ⓘ
startTime 1879 ⓘ
survivors a minority of the crew survived ⓘ
usedShip USS Jeannette ⓘ
usedTechnology sail power ⓘ
steam engine ⓘ

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Hampton Sides → hasWrittenAbout → Jeannette Arctic expedition ⓘ
De Long Islands → discoveredDuring → Jeannette expedition ⓘ
linked to: Jeannette Arctic expedition
Robeson Channel → namedDuring → Polaris expedition ⓘ
linked to: Jeannette Arctic expedition
Henrietta Island → discoveryExpedition → Jeannette expedition ⓘ
linked to: Jeannette Arctic expedition
Jeannette Island → namedAfter → Jeannette Arctic Expedition ⓘ
linked to: Jeannette Arctic expedition
George W. Melville → memberOfExpedition → Jeannette Arctic Expedition ⓘ
subject linked to: Rear Admiral George W. Melville
linked to: Jeannette Arctic expedition
George Washington De Long → knownFor → Jeannette Arctic Expedition ⓘ
subject linked to: De Long
linked to: Jeannette Arctic expedition