Burton's expedition to the African Great Lakes
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:explorer
|
| gptkbp:destination |
East Africa
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1859
|
| gptkbp:explores |
gptkb:Great_Lakes_region_of_Africa
|
| gptkbp:goal |
to discover the source of the Nile
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Burton's expedition to the African Great Lakes
|
| gptkbp:leader |
gptkb:John_Hanning_Speke
gptkb:Richard_Francis_Burton |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Burton fell ill during the expedition
Speke reached Lake Victoria |
| gptkbp:notableFinds |
gptkb:Lake_Tanganyika
gptkb:Lake_Victoria |
| gptkbp:publicationYear |
1860
|
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:The_Lake_Regions_of_Central_Africa
|
| gptkbp:result |
increased European interest in African exploration
provided new maps of East Africa |
| gptkbp:route |
Zanzibar to Lake Tanganyika
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
|
| gptkbp:startYear |
1857
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Lake_Regions_of_Central_Africa
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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