Historedia
Person

Otto von Kotzebue

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1817

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Otto von Kotzebue, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Otto von Kotzebue sights and names New Year Island during his Pacific voyage

    1817

    Role: Expedition Commander

    1. 1 January 1817 · New Year Island, KiribatiSighting and Naming of New Year Island

      Kotzebue discovered New Year Island on 1 January 1817 during his Pacific voyage, correcting the legacy row's unsupported Sandwich Islands route.

Sources

  1. Otto von Kotzebue Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16