Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific expedition
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:University_of_Adelaide
gptkbp:crew_size 30
gptkbp:duration 2 years
gptkbp:firstFlight December 1891
gptkbp:firstMatch gptkb:SS_Yarra
gptkbp:funding government grants
gptkbp:historicalContext Age of Exploration
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Port_Adelaide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition
gptkbp:impact increased_interest_in_Antarctic_exploration
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:John_Elder
gptkbp:notable_event discovery of new species
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Francis_Thomas_Gregory
gptkb:William_John_Wills
gptkb:George_S._McCulloch
gptkbp:notableWork geological samples
botanical specimens
zoological specimens
gptkbp:powerOutput gptkb:Port_Adelaide
gptkbp:purpose scientific research
gptkbp:research_focus oceanography
biology
geology
botany
climatology
zoology
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:Ross_Sea
gptkb:Bouvet_Island
gptkb:Weddell_Sea
gptkb:South_Orkney_Islands
gptkb:Antarctic_Circle
gptkb:Antarctic_Peninsula
gptkb:West_Antarctica
gptkb:Dronning_Maud_Land
gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkb:South_Shetland_Islands
gptkb:East_Antarctica
gptkb:South_Georgia
gptkb:Peter_I_Island
gptkb:Scotia_Sea
gptkb:Antarctic_Convergence
Amundsen Sea
Bellingshausen Sea
scientific publications
influence on future expeditions
research expedition
Bouvetøya
Antarctic_Peninsula_region
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Royal_Society_of_South_Australia
gptkbp:tourism gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:year 1891
gptkbp:yearEstablished February 1893