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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Explorer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Antiquarian_Society
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:American_Geographical_Society
gptkb:American_Historical_Association
gptkb: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:birthDate
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April 3, 1798
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Charles_Wilkes_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Promotion of naval science
Advancement_of_American_geography
Establishment_of_the_United_States_Coast_Survey
Scientific_exploration_of_the_Pacific
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gptkbp:deathDate
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February 8, 1877
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gptkbp:famousFor
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gptkb:Wilkes-South_Carolina_incident
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy
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Cartography
Geography
Oceanography
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Charles Wilkes
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gptkbp:influence
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Modern oceanography
Naval exploration techniques
Geographic_education_in_the_U.S.
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Alfred_Thayer_Mahan
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:James_Cook
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Wilkes_Expedition
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Wilkes_University
Wilkes Land
Wilkes_Expedition's_contributions_to_science
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First to circumnavigate Antarctica
Established_the_Wilkes_Land_in_Antarctica
Published_detailed_maps_of_the_Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Narrative_of_the_United_States_Exploring_Expedition
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gptkbp:occupation
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Naval officer
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:rank
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Captain
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gptkbp:scenicViews
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gptkb:United_States_Exploring_Expedition
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Discovery_of_Antarctica
Mapping_of_the_Pacific_Northwest
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Caroline_Wilkes
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