Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
GPTKB entity
Properties (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
expedition
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| gptkbp:climate |
recorded data
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
mapping_of_Antarctica
|
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 2 years
|
| gptkbp:filmography |
'With_Byrd_at_the_South_Pole'
|
| gptkbp:firstMatch |
USS Bear
|
| gptkbp:funding |
private donations
|
| gptkbp:goal |
exploration_of_Antarctica
|
| gptkbp:home_port |
gptkb:Dunedin
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased_interest_in_Antarctic_exploration
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspiration for future expeditions
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
first flight over the South Pole
establishment_of_Little_America_II |
| gptkbp:numberOfMembers |
approximately 40
|
| gptkbp:research |
biology
geology meteorology glaciology |
| gptkbp:returnPolicy |
ship
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
|
| gptkbp:technology |
aircraft
radio equipment snowmobiles |
| gptkbp:training |
Little America II
|
| gptkbp:wildlife |
seal populations
penguin populations |
| gptkbp:year |
1933
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1935
|