Mackenzie's crossing to the Pacific (1793)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	historical expedition
gptkbp:countryTraversed	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:dateReachedPacific	July 22, 1793
gptkbp:distance	over 3,000 miles
gptkbp:documentedIn	Voyages from Montreal
gptkbp:duration	May to July 1793
gptkbp:endPoint	gptkb:Bella_Coola,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:hasCompanion	gptkb:Voyageurs Indigenous guides
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	preceded Lewis and Clark Expedition by 12 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mackenzie's crossing to the Pacific (1793)
gptkbp:inscription	Alexander Mackenzie, from Canada, by land, 22d July 1793
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Alexander_Mackenzie
gptkbp:notableAchievement	first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico
gptkbp:purpose	find a route to the Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:route	gptkb:Fraser_River gptkb:Bella_Coola_River gptkb:Peace_River
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:North_West_Company
gptkbp:startDate	1793
gptkbp:startPoint	gptkb:Fort_Chipewyan
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Exploration_of_North_America
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6