Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896)

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.

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Which happened first?

• Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896) began 4 years before S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897
• Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896) began 4 years before Belgian Antarctic Expedition
• Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896) began 5 years before Southern Cross Expedition
• Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896) began 8 years before Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)
• Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896) began 8 years before Gauss expedition

Timeline

1. Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896) (this page)1893–1896
2. Belgian Antarctic ExpeditionAugust 16, 1897 – November 5, 1899
3. S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897July 1897 – October 1897
4. Southern Cross ExpeditionAugust 22, 1898 – April 1, 1900
5. Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)1901–1904
6. Gauss expeditionAugust 11, 1901 – 1903

Related

• Lewis and Clark ExpeditionMay 14, 1804 – September 23, 1806
• Amundsen's South Pole expeditionJune 3, 1910 – January 30, 1912
• Terra Nova ExpeditionJune 1, 1910 – June 14, 1913
• British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)August 1907 – March 1909
• Franklin's lost expeditionMay 19, 1845 – 1848
• Expedition EnduranceAugust 8, 1914 – January 1917
• Japanese Antarctic ExpeditionDecember 1, 1910 – June 20, 1912
• Shackleton–Rowett Expedition1921–1922