Peary's North Pole expeditions

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Peary's_North_Pole_expeditions
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:claimedAchievement first to reach the North Pole
gptkbp:competingClaimant gptkb:Frederick_Cook
gptkbp:controversy disputed achievement
gptkbp:dateOfClaimedArrival April 6, 1909
gptkbp:departedFrom gptkb:Ellesmere_Island
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:The_North_Pole:_Its_Discovery_in_1909_under_the_auspices_of_the_Peary_Arctic_Club
gptkbp:endDate 1909
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkb:Ellesmere_Island
gptkb:Greenland
gptkbp:goal reach the North Pole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peary's North Pole expeditions
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Robert_Peary
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Seeglo
gptkb:Ooqueah
gptkb:Ootah
gptkb:Matthew_Henson
Egingwah
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:1908–1909_North_Pole_expedition
gptkbp:resultedIn increased interest in polar exploration
gptkbp:startYear 1898
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:usedTransport gptkb:ship_Roosevelt
dog sled
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peary_Arctic_Club
gptkb:ship_Roosevelt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7