Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
expedition
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| gptkbp:accessories |
food
fuel equipment |
| gptkbp:challenges |
frostbite
food shortages ice barriers physical exhaustion |
| gptkbp:climate |
extreme cold
blizzards high winds |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
documentaries
literature historical studies film adaptations |
| gptkbp:currentLocation |
gptkb:New_Zealand
|
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 1 year
|
| gptkbp:funding |
private donations
government support |
| gptkbp:goal |
reach_the_South_Pole
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
photographs
diaries scientific reports |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition
|
| gptkbp:IATA_code |
gptkb:New_Zealand
|
| gptkbp:influence |
inspired_the_British_Antarctic_Expedition_1910
inspired_the_Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition inspired_the_Terra_Nova_Expedition |
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspired_future_Antarctic_expeditions
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Tom_Crean
gptkb:Eric_Marshall gptkb:Frank_Wild gptkb:George_Marston Apsley Cherry-Garrard Jameson_Adams |
| gptkbp:outcome |
reached 88°23′S
failed_to_reach_the_South_Pole |
| gptkbp:research |
biology
geology meteorology glaciology |
| gptkbp:route |
gptkb:Ross_Sea
gptkb:South_Pole gptkb:Mount_Erebus |
| gptkbp:significance |
first expedition to come within 100 miles of the South Pole
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
gptkb:ship_Nimrod
|
| gptkbp:year |
1907
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1909
|