Discovery Expedition

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Hut_Point
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Discovery_Hut
gptkb:Discovery_Point,_Dundee
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:discipline biology
cartography
geology
magnetism
meteorology
gptkbp:endDate 1904
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Nimrod_Expedition
gptkbp:goal scientific research
geographical exploration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Discovery Expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkbp:notableAchievement ascent of the Ferrar Glacier
discovery of King Edward VII Land
first balloon flight in Antarctica
first extensive exploration of the Ross Ice Shelf
gptkbp:notableEvent Shackleton's illness and return to England
Scott, Shackleton, and Wilson's southern journey to 82°17′S
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:Emperor_penguin
gptkb:Weddell_seal
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Barne_Glacier
gptkb:Ferrar_Glacier
gptkb:Victoria_Land
gptkb:Cape_Armitage
gptkb:Cape_Bird
gptkb:Cape_Crozier
gptkb:Cape_Royds
gptkb:Discovery_Bluff
gptkb:Koettlitz_Glacier
gptkb:Polar_plateau
gptkb:Dry_Valleys
gptkb:Mount_Erebus
gptkb:Transantarctic_Mountains
Emperor penguin breeding colony
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkb:Tom_Crean
gptkb:Frank_Wild
gptkb:Edward_Wilson
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:British_National_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Southern_Cross_Expedition
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Voyage_of_the_Discovery
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:RRS_Discovery
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:startDate 1901
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5