Northwest Passage expeditions

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Northwest_Passage_expeditions

GPTKB entity

Statements (78)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:firstSuccessfulTransit	gptkb:Roald_Amundsen_(1903–1906)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Northwest Passage expeditions
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Arctic_Ocean gptkb:Canadian_Arctic_Archipelago
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:John_Ross gptkb:Roald_Amundsen gptkb:Franklin_Expedition gptkb:William_Edward_Parry gptkb:Henry_Hudson gptkb:John_Franklin gptkb:Martin_Frobisher gptkb:Henry_Hudson_Expedition gptkb:Martin_Frobisher_Expedition gptkb:Roald_Amundsen_Expedition gptkb:William_Edward_Parry_Expedition gptkb:James_Clark_Ross gptkb:James_Clark_Ross_Expedition gptkb:John_Franklin_Expedition gptkb:John_Ross_Expedition
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:Hecla gptkb:Fox gptkb:Nord gptkb:Phoenix gptkb:Pioneer gptkb:Prince gptkb:Resolute gptkb:Trent gptkb:government_agency gptkb:HMS_Erebus gptkb:Fury gptkb:Sophia gptkb:HMS_Terror gptkb:Breadalbane gptkb:Alert gptkb:Gjøa gptkb:Alexander gptkb:Vega gptkb:Clio gptkb:Belcher gptkb:Griper gptkb:Discovery gptkb:Plover gptkb:Rattler gptkb:Lady_Franklin Isabella Intrepid Victory Enterprise Assistance Investigator
gptkbp:period	16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century
gptkbp:purpose	to discover a navigable sea route through the Arctic Ocean
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Northwest_Passage
gptkbp:resultedIn	loss of life scientific discoveries mapping of Arctic regions loss of ships contact with Inuit peoples
gptkbp:riskFactor	gptkb:ship gptkb:scurvy isolation sea ice starvation extreme cold
gptkbp:soughtBy	gptkb:Norwegian_explorers French explorers British explorers Spanish explorers
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company private investors
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sir_John_Ross
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4