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Peary's North Pole Expedition
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Peary's_North_Pole_Expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
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
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