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