Beechey Island, Canada

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Beechey_Island,_Canada
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:area ~5 km²
gptkbp:containsGravesOf Franklin Expedition members
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1819
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beechey Island, Canada
gptkbp:latitude 74.725°N
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Nunavut
gptkb:Arctic_Archipelago
gptkb:Wellington_Channel
gptkbp:longitude 91.853°W
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Frederick_William_Beechey
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Franklin_Expedition_graves
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Qikiqtaaluk_Region
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Beechey_Island_Sites_National_Historic_Site_of_Canada
gptkbp:uninhabited true
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkb:Francis_Leopold_McClintock
gptkb:Sir_John_Franklin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Erebus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6