Fridtjof Nansen and the Fram Expedition (1893–1896)

1. Jeannette wreckage supports ice-drift theory

   Dec 4, 1884Labels: Jeannette expedition, New Siberian, Greenland coast

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2. Fram is launched with ice-pressure design

   Oct 26, 1892Labels: Fram ship, Norwegian shipyard

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3. Fram departs Norway to begin expedition

   Jun 24, 1893Labels: Fram ship, Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup

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4. Fram leaves Vardø for the Siberian Arctic

   Jul 21, 1893Labels: Vard port, New Siberian

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5. Fram is frozen into pack ice

   Sep 22, 1893Labels: Fram ship, pack ice

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6. Fram survives severe ice pressure episode

   Jan 1, 1895Labels: Fram ship, ice pressure

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7. Nansen and Johansen depart Fram by sledge

   Mar 14, 1895Labels: Fridtjof Nansen, Hjalmar Johansen, sledge journey

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8. Nansen and Johansen reach record “Farthest North”

   Apr 9, 1895Labels: Nansen Johansen, Farthest North

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9. Fram reaches its highest latitude in the drift

   Oct 16, 1895Labels: Fram ship, drift high

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10. Nansen and Johansen meet Frederick Jackson at Cape Flora

    Jun 17, 1896Labels: Fridtjof Nansen, Frederick Jackson, Cape Flora

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11. Nansen and Johansen return to Vardø aboard Windward

    Aug 13, 1896Labels: Windward ship, Vard port

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12. Fram breaks free of the ice near Svalbard

    Aug 13, 1896Labels: Fram ship, Svalbard

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13. Fram returns to Oslo with scientific results

    Sep 9, 1896Labels: Fram ship, Kristiania Oslo

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