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Franklin Expedition search
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Franklin_Expedition_search
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Statements (38)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:beganIn
1848
gptkbp:continuedBy
late 19th century
gptkbp:fundedBy
gptkb:Lady_Jane_Franklin
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Franklin Expedition search
gptkbp:influencedBy
Inuit oral history
gptkbp:involves
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company
Indigenous people
American expeditions
Canadian expeditions
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Canadian_Arctic
gptkb:Beechey_Island
gptkb:King_William_Island
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
widely reported in Victorian press
gptkbp:modernSearches
2014 discovery of HMS Erebus
2016 discovery of HMS Terror
Parks Canada underwater archaeology
gptkbp:notableFinds
gptkb:Victory_Point_Note
gptkb:remains_of_HMS_Erebus
gptkb:remains_of_HMS_Terror
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:Lady_Jane_Franklin
gptkb:Charles_Francis_Hall
gptkb:Francis_Leopold_McClintock
gptkb:John_Rae
gptkb:Frederick_Schwatka
gptkbp:purpose
to locate the lost Franklin Expedition
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Franklin_Expedition
gptkbp:result
confirmation of crew deaths
discovery of graves
discovery of relics
discovery of written records
increased knowledge of Arctic
mapping of Arctic regions
gptkbp:resultedIn
Arctic exploration advancements
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Gjoa_Haven
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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