Von Humboldt Alexander (w3338)
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- Description: Alexander von Humboldt was a Prussian naturalist and explorer. Between 1799 and 1804 he travelled approximately 9'650 km (5'996 mi) in Spanish America, covering Venezuela, the Orinoco basin, the Andes, Cuba, and Mexico. In 1829 he conducted a scientific expedition across Russia and Central Asia, travelling about 15'500 km (9'631 mi). Humboldt’s journeys were scientific in purpose. He carried out systematic measurements of altitude, climate, vegetation distribution, and geomagnetism. His findings were published in Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germania, Germany, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1769-1859
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6694
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Humboldt, Alexander von. Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent. Paris, 1805–1834.
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