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British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Antarctic_Expedition_1910–1913
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Terra_Nova_Expedition
gptkbp:basisFor
gptkb:Cape_Evans
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
gptkb:Scott_Polar_Research_Institute
gptkbp:competitor
gptkb:Norwegian_Antarctic_Expedition_(Amundsen)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate
1913
gptkbp:goal
reach the South Pole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913
gptkbp:leader
gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Winter_Journey_to_Cape_Crozier
gptkb:Scott's_final_diary
gptkb:death_of_Lawrence_Oates
discovery of fossils
Scott's last camp found in November 1912
collection of Emperor penguin eggs at Cape Crozier
discovery of Amundsen's tent at the South Pole
erection of cross at Observation Hill
rescue of surviving members by Terra Nova
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Edward_L._Atkinson
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:Edgar_Evans
gptkb:Edward_Adrian_Wilson
gptkb:Henry_Robertson_Bowers
gptkb:Lawrence_Oates
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:Edward_Adrian_Wilson
gptkb:Herbert_Ponting
gptkbp:publishedIn
gptkb:Scott's_Last_Expedition
gptkbp:reachedSouthPoleDate
17 January 1912
gptkbp:result
all members of polar party died on return journey
reached South Pole second
gptkbp:route
gptkb:Beardmore_Glacier
gptkb:Ross_Ice_Shelf
gptkb:Antarctic_Plateau
gptkbp:shipUsed
gptkb:Terra_Nova
gptkbp:sponsor
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:startDate
1910
gptkbp:studiedBy
biology
geology
meteorology
glaciology
gptkbp:usedTransport
gptkb:dog
ponies
motor sledges
man-hauling
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Terra_Nova_Expedition
gptkb:Terra_Nova_Expedition_(1910–1913)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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