British polar expeditions

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_polar_expeditions

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	exploration activity
gptkbp:focus	gptkb:Arctic_exploration Antarctic exploration
gptkbp:goal	scientific research reaching the South Pole geographical discovery reaching the North Pole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British polar expeditions
gptkbp:legacy	contributed to polar science inspired further exploration
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:disappearance_of_Franklin_Expedition gptkb:race_to_the_South_Pole Endurance trapped in ice
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton gptkb:Sir_James_Clark_Ross gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott gptkb:Sir_John_Franklin
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:Franklin_Expedition gptkb:Terra_Nova_Expedition gptkb:Ross_Expedition gptkb:Discovery_Expedition gptkb:Endurance_Expedition
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMS_Erebus gptkb:Terra_Nova gptkb:HMS_Terror gptkb:RRS_Discovery Endurance
gptkbp:period	19th century early 20th century
gptkbp:resultedIn	scientific research loss of life mapping of polar regions
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:British_Antarctic_Expedition_(1907–1909)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6