What the records say
- When
- 1878
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 66.00° N, 174.00° W
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Vega Expedition
First Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage
The Vega Expedition of 1878–1880, named after the SS Vega and under the leadership of Finland-Swedish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, was the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage, the sea route between Europe and Asia through the Arctic Ocean, and the first voyage to circumnavigate Eurasia.
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