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Second voyage of James Cook
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Second_voyage_of_James_Cook
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:accompanyingShip
gptkb:HMS_Adventure
gptkbp:chronometerUsed
gptkb:Larcum_Kendall_K1
gptkbp:commander
James Cook
gptkbp:departedFrom
gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:destination
gptkb:Southern_Ocean
gptkbp:documentedIn
gptkb:James_Cook's_journals
Georg Forster's account
William Wales' observations
gptkbp:endDate
1775
gptkbp:explores
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Tonga
gptkb:Easter_Island
gptkb:South_Georgia
gptkb:South_Sandwich_Islands
gptkb:Antarctic_Circle
gptkbp:fleetSize
gptkb:HMS_Resolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Second voyage of James Cook
gptkbp:notableAchievement
first crossing of Antarctic Circle
gptkbp:notableEvent
collection of scientific data
separation of HMS Adventure and HMS Resolution
mapping of South Georgia
discovery of South Sandwich Islands
first circumnavigation at high southern latitudes
improved scurvy prevention
use of chronometer for longitude
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:Georg_Forster
gptkb:Tobias_Furneaux
gptkb:Johann_Reinhold_Forster
gptkb:William_Wales
gptkbp:purpose
search for Terra Australis
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:First_voyage_of_James_Cook
gptkb:Third_voyage_of_James_Cook
gptkbp:result
disproved existence of Terra Australis
gptkbp:sponsor
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:British_Admiralty
gptkbp:startDate
1772
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Georg_Forster
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6