Ross Sea Party

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf expedition
gptkbp:accessories food and equipment
gptkbp:associatedWith some members were rescued
some members perished
some members were stranded
Antarctic_exploration
gptkbp:climate extreme cold
blizzards
high winds
gptkbp:communicationEquipment radio equipment
semaphore signals
gptkbp:duration 1914-1917
gptkbp:funding private donations
gptkbp:goal establish_a_base_in_Antarctica
gptkbp:historicalEvent involved in international cooperation
marked by hardship and survival
notable for leadership challenges
notable for navigation challenges
notable for scientific contributions
notable for teamwork and camaraderie
part_of_World_War_I_era
gptkbp:historicalResearch biology
geology
meteorology
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_the_Heroic_Age_of_Antarctic_Exploration
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:New_Zealand
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ross Sea Party
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkbp:legacy inspired future expeditions
influenced polar exploration strategies
contributed_to_Antarctic_research
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Frank_Wild
gptkb:Thomas_Crean
gptkb:Victor_Campbell
Jameson_Adams
gptkbp:outcome failed_to_reach_the_South_Pole
gptkbp:performedBy ice conditions
gptkbp:respondsTo gptkb:New_Zealand
with limited success
gptkbp:route gptkb:Victoria_Land
gptkb:Ross_Sea
gptkb:Ross_Ice_Shelf
gptkb:McMurdo_Sound
gptkbp:scenicViews polar expedition
gptkbp:scientificName glacial formations
climate data
new species
gptkbp:transportation ship_named_Aurora
gptkbp:year 1914