Nansen's Greenland crossing (1888–1889)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:distance	over 500 km
gptkbp:endDate	1889
gptkbp:endPoint	Godthaab (now Nuuk), West Greenland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Nansen's Greenland crossing (1888–1889)
gptkbp:inspiredBy	Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's earlier attempts
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Fridtjof_Nansen
gptkbp:method	Skiing
gptkbp:notableAchievement	First successful crossing of Greenland's ice cap
gptkbp:notableFor	Innovative use of lightweight equipment and skis
gptkbp:publishedIn	The First Crossing of Greenland (book by Nansen)
gptkbp:purpose	First documented crossing of Greenland's interior
gptkbp:result	Proved Greenland's interior was covered by an ice sheet
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:startDate	1888
gptkbp:startPoint	gptkb:Umivik_Bay,_East_Greenland
gptkbp:team	gptkb:Kristian_Kristiansen gptkb:Ole_Nilsen_Ravna gptkb:Oluf_Christian_Dietrichson gptkb:Samuel_Balto gptkb:Otto_Sverdrup
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Samuel_Balto
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7