Fridtjof Nansen's 1888 Greenland expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Arctic_exploration
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gptkbp:destination |
gptkb:Greenland
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gptkbp:distance |
approximately 560 km
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gptkbp:endDate |
1889
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gptkbp:endPoint |
Godthaab (now Nuuk), West Greenland
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fridtjof Nansen's 1888 Greenland expedition
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gptkbp:leader |
gptkb:Fridtjof_Nansen
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gptkbp:method |
Skiing
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gptkbp:notableFor |
First documented crossing of Greenland's interior
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gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:The_First_Crossing_of_Greenland
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gptkbp:result |
Successful crossing
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gptkbp:route |
East to West crossing of Greenland
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gptkbp:significance |
Pioneered polar travel techniques
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gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
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gptkbp:startDate |
1888
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gptkbp:startPoint |
gptkb:Umivik_Bay,_East_Greenland
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gptkbp:team |
gptkb:Kristian_Kristiansen
gptkb:Ole_Nilsen_Ravna gptkb:Oluf_Christian_Dietrichson gptkb:Samuel_Balto gptkb:Otto_Sverdrup |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Nansen's_book_"The_First_Crossing_of_Greenland"
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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