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Die Lewis-und-Clark-Expedition vom 14. Mai 1804 bis zum 23. September 1806 war die erste amerikanische Überlandexpedition der Vereinigten Staaten zur Pazifikküste und zurück. Der Louisiana-Landkauf im Jahre 1803 weckte Interesse an einer Erweiterung der Vereinigten Staaten bis zur Westküste.
The region of the lower Snake River and the Columbia River’s course through the Columbia Plateau and Gorge experienced volcanic activity starting some 55 million years ago, although the expedition would primarily encounter rock units of Miocene-age.
26. Juni 2019 · Learn about the Lewis and Clark sites located along both sides of the Columbia River, in Oregon and in Washington State.
Historians and geographers judge the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which brought more than thirty overland travelers into the Columbia River Basin in 1805-1806, as the most successful North American land exploration in U.S. history.
Lewis and Clark reached the country of the Nez Perce on the Clearwater River in Idaho, and left their horses for dugout canoes. From there they made their way down the Clearwater, Snake, and Columbia rivers, reaching the Pacific Ocean by November 1805.
The expedition crossed the Continental Divide of the Americas near the Lemhi Pass, eventually coming to the Columbia River, and the Pacific Ocean in 1805. The return voyage began on March 23, 1806, at Fort Clatsop, Oregon, ending six months later on September 23 of that year.
1. März 2003 · On October 16, 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers at present-day Pasco, beginning the final leg of 4,000-mile journey of exploration from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Ocean.
