Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914–1917)

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Endurance_Expedition
gptkbp:casualties None (main party)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:South:_The_Story_of_Shackleton's_Last_Expedition,_1914–1917
gptkbp:endDate 1917
gptkbp:expedition_outcome No crossing achieved
gptkbp:filmmaker gptkb:Frank_Hurley
gptkbp:goal First land crossing of the Antarctic continent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914–1917)
gptkbp:James_Caird_journey Elephant Island to South Georgia
gptkbp:James_Caird_journey_date April 1916
gptkbp:James_Caird_journey_distance ~800 miles (1,300 km)
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkbp:legacy One of the greatest survival stories in exploration history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:notableDogTeam gptkb:Samson_and_Shakespeare
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Shackleton's_journey_to_South_Georgia
Endurance trapped and crushed by pack ice
Crew stranded on ice floes
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:Mrs._Chippy_(cat)
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Clarence_How
gptkb:Charles_Green
gptkb:William_Stephenson
gptkb:Huber_Hudson
gptkb:Tom_Crean
gptkb:Alexander_Macklin
gptkb:Alfred_Cheetham
gptkb:Ernest_Holness
gptkb:Frank_Wild
gptkb:Frank_Worsley
gptkb:George_Marston
gptkb:Harry_McNish
gptkb:James_McIlroy
gptkb:James_Wordie
gptkb:Leonard_Hussey
gptkb:Lewis_Rickinson
gptkb:Percy_Blackborow
gptkb:Reginald_James
gptkb:Thomas_Orde-Lees
gptkb:Timothy_McCarthy
gptkb:Walter_How
gptkb:William_Bakewell
gptkb:John_Vincent
gptkb:Robert_Clark
gptkb:Frederick_Blackborow
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:James_Caird
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 28
gptkbp:photographed gptkb:Frank_Hurley
gptkbp:rescue_location gptkb:Elephant_Island
gptkbp:rescue_ship gptkb:Yelcho
gptkbp:rescue_ship_captain gptkb:Luis_Pardo
gptkbp:rescuedBy August 1916
gptkbp:Ross_Sea_party_casualties 3
gptkbp:Ross_Sea_party_leader gptkb:Aeneas_Mackintosh
gptkbp:Ross_Sea_party_mission Lay supply depots for crossing party
gptkbp:Ross_Sea_party_ship gptkb:Aurora
gptkbp:route Weddell Sea to Ross Sea
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:Aurora
Endurance
gptkbp:significance Famous for survival story
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:British_Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:startDate 1914
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frank_Hurley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6