expedition
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Beginning in December 1913, at the age of 55, he co-led an expedition to chart a tributary of the Amazon that is today known as the Rio Roosevelt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The expedition used the remotely operated vehicle Hercules, which recorded extensive video footage that was later archived for public access and annotated by researchers at UH Mānoa.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The Catalan conquistador led the first mainland expedition of Europeans up and down what’s now California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Dr Emily Broadwell embarked on a three-month expedition to Signy Island in Antarctica to study the growth of rare snow and glacier algae for her PhD at the University of Bristol.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The expedition was forced to dump supplies to lighten the loads.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
The few times he appeared outside those safe spaces came off as safari expeditions in a mysterious city the 42-year-old lifelong Angeleno obviously didn’t know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
“These will be small, expensive and tightly controlled, more akin to early Antarctic expeditions than traditional tourism,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
He said he was contacted last year by Timothy Heng, a Singaporean who organised adventure expeditions, to guide a group of hikers up Dukono and other mountains in the region.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
The company’s bread-and-butter river cruises remain as popular as ever, but Viking is also expanding into ocean travels and expeditions to more far-flung locales.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
On each of his three expeditions to explore the Antarctic, Shackleton had failed in his mission.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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