Nansen's Fram expedition


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Head Count

Began with 12 of which 12 survived

Description

Nansen's Fram expedition was an 1893–1896 attempt by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen to reach the geographical North Pole by harnessing the natural east–west current of the Arctic Ocean. In the face of much discouragement from other polar explorers, Nansen took his ship Fram to the New Siberian Islands in the eastern Arctic Ocean, froze her into the pack ice, and waited for the drift to carry her towards the pole. Impatient with the slow speed and erratic character of the drift, after 18 months Nansen and a chosen companion, Hjalmar Johansen, left the ship with a team of dogs and sledges and made for the pole. They did not reach it, but they achieved a record Farthest North latitude of 86°13.6′N before a long retreat over ice and water to reach safety in Franz Josef Land. Meanwhile, Fram continued to drift westward, finally emerging in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Publications

TitlePublication DateDescriptionLink
Nansen's Fram expedition (webpage from Wikipedia) A starred article about the expedition Link

Events

NameDate
Contract signed to built the Fram 1891-06-09
Launching of the Fram 1892-10-06
Nansen's Fram Expedition sets out 1893-06-24
Nansen reaches northernmost point of expedition 1895-04-07
Fram returns from Nansen's expedition 1896-09-09

Locations


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Eurasian Plate
Larvik, Norway

Objects

NameType
Fram Sea-going Vessel

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