GPTKB
Browse
Query
Compare
Download
Publications
Contributors
Search
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Commonwealth_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
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:Pendric_Hills
gptkb:Sir_Vivian_Fuchs
gptkb:Sir_Edmund_Percival_Hillary
gptkb:Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
gptkb:South_Pole_expedition
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6