Nansen's Fram expedition
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Nansen's Fram expedition of 1893–1896 was an 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
Fram leaves Bergen on 2 July 1893, bound for the Arctic Ocean
Fridtjof Nansen at the time of his Greenland crossing
Section and Plan drawings for Fram, as agreed between Nansen and shipbuilder Colin Archer
Colin Archer, designer and builder of Fram
USS Jeannette (1878)
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USS Jeannette was a naval exploration vessel which, commanded by George W. De Long, undertook the Jeannette expedition of 1879–1881 to the Arctic. After being trapped in the ice and drifting for almos
Jeannette at Le Havre in 1878
The Pandora blocked by ice around Peel Sound, 1 September, 1875
Abandoning Jeannette