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== Origins == | == Origins == | ||
The history of Arco Polar Expeditions was a period spanning from 1891-1918 (27 years) during which Ixnay's Arctic was explored by different Arcer explorers. This period was a massive expansion of Afcer naval influence outside of the Malentine and Songun Seas, and much of these travels were sponsored by the Arcerion Naval Service as part of its ongoing efforts to expand its ability to conduct blue-water operations. | |||
During this time period, the Arctic became the focus as it held a great amount of scientific and geographical importance to the Arcer community. As most of Crona was Indigenous, there was few maritime-based opportunities for Acers to explore or venture beyond the South Cronan Peninsula. Therefore, with the initial state-sponsored expedition of 1891, Arcer explorers, navigators, geographers, and officers ventured North through the Odoneru to stake their claim to the frozen expanses of the Arctic Circle. There was 10 major expeditions, although smaller, privately-funded ones also occurred throughout this period but were not as intensely logged or chronicled. | |||
The primary focus of many of the early expeditions were the use of new or novel technologies that expanded the limits of human endurance and physical stamina due to the exceedingly harsh conditions. As well, the Arco climate, mostly plains and warm in nature, did not immediately outfit or set up the explorers for success, and the initial exposure/frostbite casualties of the 1891 and 1893 expeditions reflect this. Although official estimates vary between public and private sources, somewhere between two and three dozen Arcers died during these forays North. | |||
The expeditions also claimed several important achievements for Arcerion, notably being the first nation to have a citizen reach the North Pole, both geographic and magnetic. Previously, nomadic indigenous locals were assumed to have reached it, this was the first time a modern nation state had achieved the accomplishment. Additionally, much of the Arctic coastline was mapped during the first three expeditions, with John Howland's expedition accomplishing not only the survey task, but also the successful mission to Ixnay's North Pole. The expeditions all generated a fair amount of scientific data for the greater Cronan scientific community, much of which became a focal point for inviting Arcer explorers and scientists to Levantia and Sarpedon for conferences and university tours to give lectures and share results with newer explorers. | |||
== Expeditions 1891-1918 == | == Expeditions 1891-1918 == | ||
=== Expedition of 1891 === | === Expedition of 1891 === | ||
=== Expedition of 1893 === | === Expedition of 1893 === | ||
=== Expedition of 1899 === | === Expedition of 1899 === | ||
=== Howland's Expedition === | === Howland's Expedition === | ||
=== Howland-Rickett Expedition === | === Howland-Rickett Expedition === | ||
=== Expedition of 1911 === | === Expedition of 1911 === | ||
=== Expedition of 1914 === | === Expedition of 1914 === | ||
=== Towley Expedition === | === Towley Expedition === | ||
=== Austin-Taylor Expedition === | === Austin-Taylor Expedition === | ||
=== Expedition of 1918 === | === Expedition of 1918 === | ||
== Deaths and Shipwrecks == | == Deaths and Shipwrecks == | ||
== Cultural Impact == | == Cultural Impact == | ||
== Modern Arcer Arctic Expeditions == | == Modern Arcer Arctic Expeditions == | ||
[[category:Arcerion]] | [[category:Arcerion]] | ||