Galathea expeditions
THE DANISH RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE (1845-1847; 1950-1952; 2006-2007)
Galathea Expedition; Galathea expedition
The Galathea expeditions comprise a series of three Danish ship-based scientific research expeditions in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, carried out with material assistance from the Royal Danish Navy and, with regard to the second and third expeditions, under the auspices of the Danish Expedition Foundation. All three expeditions circumnavigated the world from west to east and followed similar routes.