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British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Antarctic_Expedition_(1907–09)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
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