Franklin's second Arctic expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Franklin's_second_Arctic_expedition
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Second Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin
gptkbp:baseOfOperations gptkb:Fort_Franklin
gptkbp:endDate 1827
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Great_Bear_Lake
gptkb:Mackenzie_River
Arctic Ocean coast of North America
gptkbp:followedBy Franklin's third Arctic expedition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Franklin's second Arctic expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Sir_John_Franklin
gptkbp:notableEvent shortage of supplies
difficulties with ice and weather
successful return with minimal loss of life
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:George_Back
gptkb:John_Hepburn
gptkb:John_Richardson
gptkbp:precededBy Franklin's first Arctic expedition
gptkbp:purpose exploration of the Canadian Arctic
gptkbp:result mapped over 1,200 miles of Arctic coastline
gptkbp:route Mackenzie River to the Arctic coast
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:British_Admiralty
gptkbp:startYear 1825
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Narrative_of_a_Second_Expedition_to_the_Shores_of_the_Polar_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8