Peary's 1908–1909 North Pole expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Peary's_1908–1909_North_Pole_expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:arrivalDateAtPole April 6, 1909
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Cape_Columbia
gptkbp:claimedAchievement first expedition to reach the North Pole
gptkbp:controversy disputed claim of reaching the North Pole
gptkbp:endDate 1909
gptkbp:followedBy subsequent Arctic explorations
gptkbp:goal reach the North Pole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peary's 1908–1909 North Pole expedition
gptkbp:landingDate gptkb:Cape_Sheridan
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Robert_Peary
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arctic
gptkbp:notableEvent Matthew Henson possibly first to reach the Pole
controversy with Frederick Cook's claim
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Seeglo
gptkb:Ooqueah
gptkb:Ootah
gptkb:Matthew_Henson
Egingwah
gptkbp:precededBy Peary's 1905–1906 Arctic expedition
gptkbp:result Peary claimed to have reached the North Pole
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:SS_Roosevelt
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:Peary_Arctic_Club
gptkbp:startDate 1908
gptkbp:transportation dog sled
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_North_Pole_(book_by_Robert_Peary)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8