Statements (21)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:explorer
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Kamchatka_expedition
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gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Vitus_Bering
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gptkbp:endDate |
1730
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gptkbp:explores |
gptkb:Kamchatka_Peninsula
gptkb:Sea_of_Okhotsk |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First Kamchatka expedition
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Russian_Empire
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gptkbp:notableMember |
gptkb:Vitus_Bering
gptkb:Aleksei_Chirikov |
gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:Russian_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:purpose |
to explore the eastern part of Siberia and determine if Asia and North America were connected by land
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Second_Kamchatka_expedition
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gptkbp:result |
discovery that Asia and North America are separated by water
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gptkbp:route |
from St. Petersburg to Okhotsk and Kamchatka
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gptkbp:shipUsed |
gptkb:Fortuna
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gptkbp:significance |
initiated Russian exploration of the North Pacific
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gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Peter_the_Great
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gptkbp:startDate |
1725
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Martin_Spanberg
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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