United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842)

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The United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) was a major U.S. naval and scientific voyage that conducted extensive exploration and surveying of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding regions, significantly advancing 19th-century geography, natural history, and cartography.

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instanceOf naval expedition ⓘ
scientific expedition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs U.S. Exploring Expedition ⓘ
United States South Seas Exploring Expedition ⓘ
authorizedBy United States Congress ⓘ
commander Charles Wilkes ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
endDate 1842 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
field cartography ⓘ
ethnology ⓘ
geography ⓘ
hydrography ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
flagship USS Vincennes ⓘ
homePort New York City ⓘ
influenced U.S. territorial and commercial interests in the Pacific ⓘ
development of American scientific institutions ⓘ
leader Charles Wilkes ⓘ
narrativeAuthor Charles Wilkes ⓘ
notableAchievement advanced 19th-century American cartography ⓘ
collected thousands of botanical and zoological specimens ⓘ
confirmed the existence of a large Antarctic landmass ⓘ
contributed to the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution collections ⓘ
produced extensive charts of the Pacific islands and coasts ⓘ
numberOfShips 6 ⓘ
partOf history of United States naval exploration ⓘ
portOfDeparture Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
primaryObjective collection of scientific specimens ⓘ
exploration of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surveying and charting of islands and coasts ⓘ
rankOfCommander Lieutenant ⓘ
resultedIn multi-volume official narrative and scientific reports ⓘ
ship Flying Fish ⓘ
Peacock ⓘ
Porpoise ⓘ
Relief ⓘ
Sea Gull ⓘ
USS Vincennes ⓘ
shortName U.S. Ex. Ex. ⓘ
sponsor United States Navy ⓘ
startDate 1838 ⓘ
visitedRegion Antarctica ⓘ
Fiji ⓘ
Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
Northwest Coast of North America ⓘ
Oregon Country ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Samoa ⓘ
South America ⓘ
South Pacific ⓘ

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James Dwight Dana → participatedIn → United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) ⓘ
Charles Wilkes → notableWork → United States Exploring Expedition ⓘ
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Charles Wilkes → commanded → United States Exploring Expedition ⓘ
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Wilkes Land → discoveredBy → United States Exploring Expedition ⓘ
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United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Exploring Expedition ⓘ
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United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) → alsoKnownAs → United States South Seas Exploring Expedition ⓘ
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Pacific voyages of exploration → hasPart → United States Exploring Expedition ⓘ
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Pacific voyages of exploration → hasPart → Charles Wilkes Expedition ⓘ
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Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition → subject → United States Exploring Expedition ⓘ
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Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition → describesEvent → United States Exploring Expedition ⓘ
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Budd Coast → discoveredBy → United States Exploring Expedition ⓘ
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Horatio Hale → participantIn → United States Exploring Expedition ⓘ
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