Southern Cross Expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Southern_Cross_Expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:British_Antarctic_Expedition_1898–1900
gptkbp:baseEstablished	gptkb:Cape_Adare_hut
gptkbp:basisFor	wooden hut
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:Norway gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:departedFrom	gptkb:London
gptkbp:duration	2 years
gptkbp:endDate	1900
gptkbp:explores	gptkb:Cape_Adare gptkb:Victoria_Land gptkb:Ross_Sea
gptkbp:firstToUse	dogs in Antarctica sledges in Antarctica
gptkbp:firstToWinterOn	Antarctic mainland
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Discovery_Expedition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Southern Cross Expedition
gptkbp:landedAt	gptkb:Cape_Adare
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Carsten_Borchgrevink
gptkbp:notableAchievement	first confirmed landing on the Antarctic mainland first overwintering party on Antarctic mainland first use of dogs and sledges in Antarctica
gptkbp:notableEvent	death of Nicolai Hanson (first person buried in Antarctica)
gptkbp:notableFor	first to overwinter on Antarctic mainland first to use dogs and sledges in Antarctica pioneering scientific research in Antarctica
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Eivind_Astrup gptkb:Hugh_Evans gptkb:William_Smith gptkb:Anton_Fougner gptkb:Frank_Colbeck gptkb:Herlof_Kløvstad gptkb:Hugh_Blackwell_Evans gptkb:Kolbein_Ellifsen gptkb:Louis_Bernacchi gptkb:Nicolai_Hanson gptkb:Ole_Must gptkb:William_Colbeck
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:First_on_the_Antarctic_Continent_(by_Carsten_Borchgrevink)
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	31
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Belgian_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:shipUsed	gptkb:SS_Southern_Cross
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:Sir_George_Newnes
gptkbp:startDate	1898
gptkbp:studiedBy	biology geology magnetism meteorology
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Discovery_Expedition
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6