Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–1930)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_(1928–1930)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Little_America
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discipline biology
geology
meteorology
glaciology
gptkbp:endDate 1930
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–1930)
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
gptkbp:location gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:radio_station
newspaper reports
gptkbp:notableAchievement first flight over the South Pole
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Bernt_Balchen
gptkb:Floyd_Bennett
gptkb:Harold_June
gptkb:Laurence_McKinley_Gould
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 82
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:explorer
scientific research
gptkbp:resultedIn scientific publications
mapping of unknown Antarctic regions
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:City_of_New_York
gptkb:Eleanor_Bolling
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:startDate 1928
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:aircraft
ships
dog sleds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Laurence_McKinley_Gould
gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5