Search for Sir John Franklin's lost Arctic expedition

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:beganIn	1848
gptkbp:contributedTo	gptkb:Arctic_exploration search and rescue techniques mapping of Northwest Passage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Search for Sir John Franklin's lost Arctic expedition
gptkbp:influencedBy	Jane Franklin's advocacy public pressure in Britain
gptkbp:involves	over 30 expeditions
gptkbp:launched	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:legacy	inspired literature and art increased interest in polar exploration
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Canadian_Arctic
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	widely reported in Victorian press
gptkbp:notableEvent	reports of cannibalism discovery of Inuit testimony first navigation of Northwest Passage by McClure recovery of artifacts by Inuit return of relics to Britain
gptkbp:notableFinds	gptkb:Victory_Point_Note remains of Erebus and Terror
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Edward_Belcher gptkb:Francis_Leopold_McClintock gptkb:Jane_Franklin gptkb:John_Rae gptkb:Robert_McClure American expeditions
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:HMS_Investigator gptkb:HMS_Resolute gptkb:HMS_Enterprise gptkb:HMS_Assistance Fox (McClintock's ship) USS Advance
gptkbp:purpose	to locate Sir John Franklin and his crew
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Franklin's_lost_expedition
gptkbp:result	mapping of Arctic regions discovery of relics and graves confirmation of crew's fate
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_U.S._Grinnell_Expedition_in_Search_of_Sir_John_Franklin
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7