Greely Arctic Expedition

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1884
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Greely Arctic Expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Adolphus_Greely
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ellesmere_Island
gptkb:Lady_Franklin_Bay
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Adolphus_Greely
gptkbp:notableAchievement reached 83°24′N, a new farthest north record
gptkbp:notableEvent high mortality rate
rescue in 1884
cannibalism among survivors
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:David_L._Brainard
gptkb:Francis_Long
gptkb:George_W._Rice
gptkb:Henry_Biederbick
gptkb:William_H._Cross
gptkb:Edward_Israel
Frederick Kislingbury
J. Biederbick
J. Ellison
J. F. Ralston
James B. Lockwood
Jules R. Gardiner
Sergeant David Brainard
Sergeant David Linn
Sergeant Edward Israel
Sergeant Francis Long
Sergeant George W. Rice
Sergeant Henry Bierderbick
Sergeant James B. Lockwood
Sergeant Julius R. Frederick
Sergeant William H. Cross
Sergeant William Whisler
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 25
gptkbp:objective collect scientific data
establish meteorological observation stations
explore northern Greenland
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Lady_Franklin_Bay_Expedition
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:First_International_Polar_Year
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:International_Polar_Year
gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:result 18 deaths
7 survivors
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:United_States_Army_Signal_Corps
gptkbp:startDate 1881
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adolphus_Washington_Greely
gptkb:Adolphus_W._Greely
gptkb:Labyrinth_of_Ice
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7