British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Antarctic_Expedition_(1907–09)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Nimrod_Expedition
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Cape_Royds
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:distanceFromPoleAchieved 97 nautical miles
gptkbp:endDate 1909
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:Nimrod
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Terra_Nova_Expedition
gptkbp:goal reach the South Pole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09)
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkbp:notableAchievement first ascent of Mount Erebus
furthest south record at the time
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Douglas_Mawson
gptkb:Eric_Marshall
gptkb:Frank_Wild
gptkb:Jameson_Adams
gptkb:Edgeworth_David
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Discovery_Expedition
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Heart_of_the_Antarctic
gptkbp:result did not reach the South Pole
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:startDate 1907
gptkbp:studiedBy biology
geology
magnetism
meteorology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Summit_Plateau
gptkb:Marshall_Valley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8