Captain Cook's voyages

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
Antarctic waters
gptkbp:firstVoyageEndYear 1771
gptkbp:firstVoyageMainObjective search for Terra Australis
observe the transit of Venus
gptkbp:firstVoyageStartYear 1768
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Captain Cook's voyages
gptkbp:ledTo James Cook
gptkbp:legacy contributed to British colonial expansion
expanded European knowledge of Pacific
influenced future exploration
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:John_Gore
gptkb:Charles_Clerke
gptkb:William_Bligh
gptkb:Joseph_Banks
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Australia_(East_Coast)
gptkb:Hawaii_(Sandwich_Islands)
Antarctic Circle crossing
New Zealand (mapping)
gptkbp:notablePublication Banks' journals
Cook's journals
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:HMS_Discovery
gptkb:HMS_Endeavour
gptkb:HMS_Adventure
gptkb:HMS_Resolution
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches three
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:explorer
scientific research
mapping
gptkbp:resultedIn scientific observations
contact with indigenous peoples
improved maps
gptkbp:secondVoyageEndYear 1775
gptkbp:secondVoyageMainObjective search for southern continent
gptkbp:secondVoyageStartYear 1772
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:British_Admiralty
gptkbp:thirdVoyageEndedWith death of James Cook in Hawaii
gptkbp:thirdVoyageEndYear 1779
gptkbp:thirdVoyageMainObjective search for Northwest Passage
gptkbp:thirdVoyageStartYear 1776
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Whitby_Harbour
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6