<sod>Litke started his naval career in the [[Imperial Russian Navy]] in 1813. He took part in [[Vasily Golovnin]]'s [[world cruise]] on the ship ''"Kamchatka"'' from 1817 to 1819. Then from 1821 to 1824, Litke led the [[Exploration|expedition]] to explore the coastline of [[Novaya Zemlya]], the [[White Sea]], and the eastern parts of the [[Barents Sea]]. From August 20, 1826 to August 25, 1829, he headed the world cruise on the ship ''"[[Admiral Senyavin class|Senyavin]]"'', sailing from [[Cronstadt]] and rounding [[Cape Horn]]. At the beginning, he was accompanied from [[Copenhagen]] and the [[Baltic Sea]] by Capt. [[Mikhail Nikolaievich Staniukovich|Staniukovich]] who was in command of the sloop ''Möller''. The scientific team included [[Heinrich von Kittlitz]] (ornithologist), [[Karl Heinrich Mertens]] (botanist) and [[Alexander Postels]] (mineralogist).<eod>
<sod>Litke started his naval career in the [[Imperial Russian Navy]] in 1813. He took part in [[Vasily Golovnin]]'s [[world cruise]] on the ship ''"Kamchatka"'' from 1817 to 1819, where one of his cremates was [[Ferdinand Wrangel]]<ref name=Quanchi>{{cite book | last = Quanchi | first = Max|authorlink=| year = 2005 | title = Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands | publisher = The Scarecrow Press  | location =  |page=100| isbn = 0810853957}}</ref>. Then from 1821 to 1824, Litke led the [[Exploration|expedition]] to explore the coastline of [[Novaya Zemlya]], the [[White Sea]], and the eastern parts of the [[Barents Sea]]. From August 20, 1826 to August 25, 1829, he headed the world cruise on the ship ''"[[Admiral Senyavin class|Senyavin]]"'', sailing from [[Cronstadt]] and rounding [[Cape Horn]]. At the beginning, he was accompanied from [[Copenhagen]] and the [[Baltic Sea]] by Capt. [[Mikhail Nikolaievich Staniukovich|Staniukovich]] who was in command of the sloop ''Möller''. The scientific team included [[Heinrich von Kittlitz]] (ornithologist), [[Karl Heinrich Mertens]] (botanist) and [[Alexander Postels]] (mineralogist).<eod>