Salomon August Andrée (1854 – 1897) was a Swedish engineer and aeronaut who perished during a failed attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon. The ill-fated expedition was launched on July 11, 1897 from a small island north of the arctic circle and included engineer Knut Fraenkel, photographer Nils Strindberg, and a great store of provisions and scientific instruments. After several optimistic messages sent by carrier pigeon, all contact with Andrée and his companions was lost for over thirty years. In August 1930, Norwegian whalers discovered the remains of Andrée and his expedition on White Island. Film and journals recovered from the site indicate that the balloon crashed into pack ice just three days after launch and that the expedition managed to survive until October before perishing. 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Aeronautics is the mathematics and mechanics of flying objects, in particular airplanes. ... This is about the geographic meaning of North Pole. ... Balloons are often used or given on special occasions, like cards or flowers. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Arctic Circle - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... A carrier pigeon is a breed of pigeon (specifically a domesticated Rock Dove, Columba livia) that has wattles, a nearly vertical stature, and that may once have been used to carry messages. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch Whaling is the hunting and killing of whales. ... Icicles A natural ice block in Iceland Ice is the solid form of water. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...

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Andrée was born in Gränna, Sweden in 1854 and attended the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He became interested in ballooning while attending the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in the United States. Andrée and his colleagues were buried with honors. He is interred in the Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm. Royal Institute of Technology The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH) is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official worlds fair in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Norra begravningsplatsen Norra begravningsplatsen, translated as the Northern Burial Place but often referred to as the Northern Cemetery, is a major cemetery of Stockholm, Sweden in the area of the city known as Solna. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...

In Andrée's native Gränna is a museum dedicated to the expedition (external link: Andréemuseet (http://andree.grm.se/)).

External links

• Kvitøya  (http://www.svalbard-images.com/spitsbergen/kvitoya-e.php) - White Island Map