Expedition
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Expedition may refer to exploration, a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people especially for discovery and scientific research.
Expedition may also refer to:
Places
- Expedition Island a park in Green River, Wyoming that marks where Major John Wesley Powell started an expedition down the Green River
- Expedition Range, a mountain range within the Central Highlands sandstone region of Queensland, Australia
Art, entertainment, and media
- Expedition (book), a science-fiction novel by Wayne Douglas Barlowe
- Expeditions (poetry collection), a collection of poetry by Margaret Atwood
Athletic activities and sports
- Adventure racing, a combination of two or more endurance disciplines, long adventure races are called expedition races
- Bicycle touring, a long-distance type of bicycling that includes expedition bicycling, which are typically long journeys over tough terrain
- Expedition Trophy, the world's longest winter motor rally, it runs 12,500 km from Murmansk to Vladivostok, Russia
Brands and enterprises
- Expedition Airways, a defunct airline based in Zimbabwe
- Ford Expedition, a full-size sport utility vehicle made by Ford Motor Company
- Pokémon Trading Card Game set, Expedition
Other uses
- Expeditionary warfare, a deployment of a state's military to fight abroad, especially away from established bases
- Touring bicycle, a long-distance type of bicycle that includes expedition bicycles, which are made for long journeys over rough terrain
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