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British polar expeditions
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/British_polar_expeditions
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
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
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