Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:basisFor	gptkb:Scott_Base gptkb:Shackleton_Base
gptkbp:crosses	gptkb:South_Pole
gptkbp:distance	3473 km
gptkbp:endDate	1958
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Transglobe_Expedition
gptkbp:goal	First overland crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Vivian_Fuchs gptkb:Edmund_Hillary
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:BBC
gptkbp:notableAchievement	First successful overland crossing of Antarctica
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Vivian_Fuchs gptkb:Edmund_Hillary
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:British_Graham_Land_Expedition
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:The_Crossing_of_Antarctica
gptkbp:route	Weddell Sea to Ross Sea via South Pole
gptkbp:sponsor	Commonwealth countries
gptkbp:startDate	1955
gptkbp:studiedBy	Meteorology Geology Seismology Glaciology
gptkbp:vehicleType	gptkb:Ferguson_TE20_tractor gptkb:Snowcat
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sir_Vivian_Fuchs
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition