____ was longest continuous scientific oceanographic expedition
a. The Challenger expedition
b. The Fram expedition
c. The Meteor expedition
d. The Albatross expedition
ANS: A
The Challenger was truly a revolutionary undertaking. The expedition, conceived and led by scientists,
was devoted purely to scientific exploration and was the first of its kind. The expedition launched in
December of 1872 and ended in May of 1876. During that time, 4,717 new species were discovered,
and there was enough information gathered to generate a fifty volume report. Information can be found
in the section The First Scientific Experiments Were Undertaken by Govern
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