Maps and Exploration

Jeannette Medal

The Jeannette Medal is a Congressional Gold Medal awarded in 1890, to officers and crew of the Jeannette expedition. Eight gold and twenty-five silver medals were struck, resulting in all thirty-three members of the crew receiving a medal. Twenty of the crew died during the expedition.

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See also

• ▸Akademik Shuleykin-class research vessel
• ▸Circle of confusion
• ▸Hilton San Francisco Union Square

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