British Antarctic Expedition 1907–1909

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Antarctic_Expedition_1907–1909

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Nimrod_Expedition
gptkbp:basisFor	gptkb:Cape_Royds
gptkbp:distanceFromPole	97 nautical miles
gptkbp:endDate	1909
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Union_Jack
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Terra_Nova_Expedition
gptkbp:fundedBy	private donations public subscription
gptkbp:goal	reach the South Pole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Antarctic Expedition 1907–1909
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkbp:legacy	inspired later Antarctic expeditions
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:member	gptkb:Douglas_Mawson gptkb:William_Roberts gptkb:Aeneas_Mackintosh gptkb:Alfred_Cheetham gptkb:Arthur_Harbord gptkb:Bernard_Day gptkb:Bertram_Armytage gptkb:Eric_Marshall gptkb:Ernest_Joyce gptkb:Frank_Wild gptkb:George_Marston gptkb:Jameson_Adams gptkb:Philip_Brocklehurst gptkb:Raymond_Priestley gptkb:William_Lashly gptkb:Edgeworth_David
gptkbp:notableAchievement	first ascent of Mount Erebus first to reach the South Magnetic Pole furthest south record at the time
gptkbp:notableEvent	first use of motor vehicle in Antarctica
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Discovery_Expedition
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:The_Heart_of_the_Antarctic
gptkbp:result	did not reach South Pole
gptkbp:shipUsed	gptkb:Nimrod
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:startDate	1907
gptkbp:studiedBy	biology geology magnetism meteorology glaciology
gptkbp:usedTransport	sled dogs motor car ponies man-hauling
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Nimrod_Expedition
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6