Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mawson's_Australasian_Antarctic_Expedition
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Cape_Denison
gptkbp:discipline biology
geology
magnetism
meteorology
oceanography
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:The_Home_of_the_Blizzard_(book)
Frank Hurley photographs
gptkbp:endDate 1914
gptkbp:explores gptkb:King_George_V_Land
gptkb:Queen_Mary_Land
gptkb:Wilkes_Land
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:SY_Aurora
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Douglas_Mawson
gptkbp:legacy increased knowledge of Antarctic region
inspiration for later Antarctic expeditions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:notableEvent Mawson's solo survival journey
death of Mertz
death of Ninnis
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Belgrave_Edward_Sutton_Ninnis
gptkb:Xavier_Mertz
gptkb:Frank_Hurley
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Australasian_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:purpose scientific research
gptkbp:resultedIn scientific publications
mapping of Antarctic coastline
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:New_Zealander
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Australasian_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkbp:startDate 1911
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Belgrave_Edward_Sutton_Ninnis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7