Peary's North Pole Expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Peary's_North_Pole_Expedition
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:claimedAchievement First successful expedition to the North Pole
gptkbp:competingClaim gptkb:Frederick_Cook's_1908_North_Pole_claim
gptkbp:controversy Disputed claim of reaching the North Pole
gptkbp:dateOfClaimedArrival April 6, 1909
gptkbp:destination gptkb:North_Pole
gptkbp:documentedIn Peary's book 'The North Pole'
gptkbp:endDate 1909
gptkbp:expedition sledging expedition
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peary's North Pole Expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Robert_Peary
gptkbp:legacy Subject of historical debate
gptkbp:locationOfDeparture gptkb:Ellesmere_Island
gptkbp:notableFor Controversy over accuracy of navigation
Involvement of Inuit team members
Use of advanced sledging techniques
Involvement of African-American explorer Matthew Henson
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Ooqueah
gptkb:Ootah
gptkb:Matthew_Henson
Egingwah
Seegloo
gptkbp:result Peary claimed to have reached the North Pole
gptkbp:route Cape Columbia to the North Pole
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:SS_Roosevelt
gptkbp:startDate 1908
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:Peary_Arctic_Club
gptkbp:usedTransport gptkb:ship
dog sled
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_explorers
gptkb:Exploration_of_the_Arctic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8