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Shackleton's open boat journey to South Georgia
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Shackleton's_open_boat_journey_to_South_Georgia
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:crew
gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkb:Tom_Crean
gptkb:Frank_Worsley
gptkb:Harry_McNish
gptkb:John_Vincent
gptkb:Tim_McCarthy
6
gptkbp:crosses
gptkb:South_Georgia_island
gptkbp:date
April 24 – May 10, 1916
gptkbp:departedFrom
gptkb:Elephant_Island
gptkbp:destinationOnSouthGeorgia
gptkb:Stromness_whaling_station
gptkbp:distance
approximately 800 nautical miles
gptkbp:fleetSize
gptkb:James_Caird
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
considered one of the greatest small-boat journeys ever accomplished
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Shackleton's open boat journey to South Georgia
gptkbp:landedAt
gptkb:King_Haakon_Bay
gptkb:South_Georgia
gptkbp:leader
gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkbp:navigationalMethod
sextant and dead reckoning
gptkbp:notableFor
navigation by Frank Worsley
survival against odds
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:purpose
to seek rescue for stranded crew
gptkbp:resultedIn
successful rescue of Endurance crew
gptkbp:weather
extremely harsh
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Endurance_Expedition
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6