Byrd's Antarctic expeditions
GPTKB entity
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:expedition
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| gptkbp:contributed_to |
polar exploration
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| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Little_America
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Byrd's Antarctic expeditions
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| gptkbp:included |
geological surveys
meteorological studies radio communications biological studies |
| gptkbp:influenced |
future Antarctic expeditions
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:scientific_research
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| gptkbp:involvement |
gptkb:ship
gptkb:aircraft dog sleds |
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:media_coverage historical research public interest academic studies |
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
gptkb:the_National_Science_Foundation
gptkb:the_United_States_Navy gptkb:the_Antarctic_Treaty_System the study of climate change the study of ocean currents the study of ancient climates the study of polar ecosystems the study of glacial movements the United States Antarctic Program the American polar community the exploration of the Antarctic continent the study of Antarctic history the study of atmospheric conditions the study of geological formations the study of human impacts on Antarctica the study of ice cores the study of mineral resources the study of wildlife in Antarctica |
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:books
gptkb:films |
| gptkbp:is_led_by |
gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
|
| gptkbp:is_recognized_by |
gptkb:the_National_Geographic_Society
its pioneering efforts |
| gptkbp:is_significant_for |
its contributions to meteorology
its contributions to biology its contributions to oceanography its contributions to geology its contributions to glaciology |
| gptkbp:notable_for |
the first aerial mapping of Antarctica
|
| gptkbp:occurs_in |
gptkb:1930
gptkb:1935 1928 1933 1934 |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:scientists
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| gptkbp:sponsored_by |
gptkb:United_States_government
|
| gptkbp:takes_place_in |
gptkb:Antarctica
|
| gptkbp:uses |
the Ford Trimotor aircraft
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| gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to |
gptkb:Operation_Deep_Freeze
gptkb:International_Geophysical_Year |
| gptkbp:was_involved_in |
the establishment of research stations
|
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
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| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
private donations
|
| gptkbp:was_the_first_to_fly_over |
gptkb:the_South_Pole
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Admiral_Richard_E._Byrd
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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