First Byrd Antarctic Expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
expedition
|
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
oceanography
climate conditions topography geological features ice formations Antarctic_wildlife |
| gptkbp:finish |
1930
|
| gptkbp:foundedIn |
1928
|
| gptkbp:goal |
exploration_of_Antarctica
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First Byrd Antarctic Expedition
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent_research_in_Antarctica
|
| gptkbp:is_funded_by |
American_public
|
| gptkbp:is_recognized_for |
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution gptkb:American_Geographical_Society |
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspired_future_Antarctic_expeditions
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
first flight over the South Pole
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:William_H._McCulloch
gptkb:John_W._McCulloch gptkb:James_A._McCulloch gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd_Jr. gptkb:Floyd_Bennett L._E._W._(L._E._W.) |
| gptkbp:public_transport_access |
ship
airplane |
| gptkbp:research |
biology
geology meteorology glaciology |
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
establishment of Little America
|
| gptkbp:technology |
film
cameras computers safety equipment aviation climbing gear drones helicopters satellites data loggers scientific instruments GPS devices icebreakers mapping tools data analysis software communication devices research methodologies radio communication weather balloons navigation equipment sledges snowmobiles environmental monitoring systems surveying equipment photographic equipment weather forecasting tools chemical analysis equipment navigation charts scientific research vessels biological sampling tools remote sensing equipment environmental assessment tools geological sampling tools survival_gear |
| gptkbp:training |
Little America
|