👤Missing Person⚫ Deceased
Salomon August Andrée
Gender:male
📍 Location
Kvitøya, Svalbard, Norway
Specific Location: Spitzbergen, Arctic Ocean vicinity
Coordinates: 78.00000, 17.00000
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78.0000°, 17.0000°
📝 Description
Salomon August Andrée, a Swedish engineer and meteorologist, led the 1897 balloon expedition to reach the North Pole. The expedition ended in disaster; Andrée and his two companions disappeared in the Arctic and were later found dead on Kvitøya.
🔍 Circumstances
Attempt to reach the North Pole via hydrogen balloon; conducted from Spitsbergen; balloon failed; crew presumed dead, their remains later recovered on Kvitøya.
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmixrla3s002w8fysryauk6f5
- Primary Source
- nationalgeographic.com
- Added to Map
- December 8, 2025