Northwest Passage Expedition (1903–1906)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Northwest_Passage_Expedition_(1903–1906)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:crew 6
gptkbp:departedFrom gptkb:Oslo,_Norway
gptkbp:duration 3 years
gptkbp:endDate 1906
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:Gjøa
gptkbp:goal Navigate the Northwest Passage
gptkbp:landedAt gptkb:Nome,_Alaska
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkbp:legacy Proved the Northwest Passage was navigable
gptkbp:notableAchievement First successful navigation of the Northwest Passage by ship
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:Adolf_Lindstrøm
gptkb:Anton_Lund
gptkb:Godfred_Hansen
gptkb:Gustav_Juel_Wiik
gptkb:Peder_Ristvedt
gptkb:Helmer_Hanssen
gptkbp:notableEvent Overwintered at King William Island
gptkbp:notableStation Gjøahavn (now Gjoa Haven, Nunavut)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkb:Northwest_Passage
gptkbp:route Baffin Bay, Lancaster Sound, Peel Sound, James Ross Strait, Simpson Strait, King William Island, Cambridge Bay, Bering Strait
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:startDate 1903
gptkbp:studiedBy Magnetic North Pole observations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Northwest Passage Expedition (1903–1906)