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gptkbp:instanceOf
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explorer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Dartmouth_College
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
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gptkbp:awards
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none
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gptkbp:born
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February 20, 1751
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:New_London,_Connecticut
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gptkbp:children
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none
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gptkbp:died
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January 24, 1789
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Dartmouth_College
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gptkbp:explores
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gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Siberia
gptkb:Alaska
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gptkbp:famousFor
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first American to cross North America
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."
"To travel is to live."
"I am a man of the sea."
"I have a great desire to see the world."
Adventure_is_worthwhile.
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy
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oceanography
geography
navigation
ethnography
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Ledyard
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gptkbp:influenced
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exploration literature
later explorers
American_maritime_history
American_exploration
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Captain_James_Cook
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gptkbp:knownFor
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exploring_the_Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:legacy
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Ledyard_Trail
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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exploration of the Sandwich Islands
voyage_to_the_South_Seas
expedition_to_the_Pacific_Northwest
journey_through_Siberia
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:A_Journal_of_Captain_Cook's_Last_Voyage
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gptkbp:occupation
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explorer
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:New_London,_Connecticut
gptkb:Paris,_France
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gptkbp:spouse
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none
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