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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:explorer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:U._S._Exploring_Expedition
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:scientific_community
geographical societies
naval exploration
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1798-04-03
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:children
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Charles Wilkes Jr.
Edward Wilkes
George Wilkes
William Wilkes
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:USS_Relief
gptkb:USS_Vincennes
USS Porpoise
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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scientific knowledge of the Pacific Ocean
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gptkbp:death_date
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1877-02-08
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gptkbp:died_in
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Wilkes Expedition
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:maps
oceanography
geography
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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gptkb:maps
oceanography
geography
naval history
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Charles Wilkes
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gptkbp:influenced
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oceanography
American exploration
U. S. naval policy
geographical knowledge of the Pacific region
scientific research in the Pacific
future explorations of Antarctica
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gptkbp:involved_in
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gptkb:scientific_research
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gptkbp:is_explored_in
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gptkb:Victoria_Land
gptkb:Ross_Sea
gptkb:Palmer_Land
gptkb:Amundsen_Sea
gptkb:Filchner_Ice_Shelf
gptkb:Wilkes_Land
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Weddell_Sea
gptkb:Antarctic_Sound
gptkb:South_Pole
gptkb:Antarctic_Circle
gptkb:Antarctic_Peninsula
gptkb:Pacific_Islands
gptkb:Ross_Ice_Shelf
gptkb:Larsen_Ice_Shelf
gptkb:Thurston_Island
gptkb:Marie_Byrd_Land
gptkb:Antarctic_Convergence
gptkb:Ellsworth_Land
Adelaide Island
Antarctic geology
Antarctic region
Antarctic wildlife
coast of South America
Antarctic ecosystems
Antarctic Peninsula region
Bellinghausen Sea
Antarctic ice sheets
coast of North America
Antarctic climate.
Antarctic coastal regions
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gptkbp:known_for
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Antarctic exploration
exploration of Antarctica
mapping the Pacific Northwest
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on future explorers
influence on cartography
influence on oceanographic studies
Wilkes Land named after him
influence on American naval history
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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first to circumnavigate Antarctica
discovered Wilkes Land
mapped the coast of Oregon
published a multi-volume report on the expedition
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gptkbp:notable_for
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commanding the United States Exploring Expedition
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gptkbp:notable_work
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United States Exploring Expedition
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Captain
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:served_as
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gptkb:maps
gptkb:region
gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:service_years
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1818-1861
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gptkbp:spouse
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Caroline Wilkes
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gptkbp:wrote
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Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:James_Clark_Ross
gptkb:Wilkes_Land
gptkb:Reports_of_the_Exploring_Expedition
gptkb:USS_San_Jacinto
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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