Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:expedition
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| gptkbp:challenges |
extreme weather conditions
food shortages equipment failures ice crevasses |
| gptkbp:discovery |
fossil records
ice core samples climate change evidence new species of microorganisms glacial geology insights |
| gptkbp:documentary |
gptkb:The_Last_Place_on_Earth
|
| gptkbp:duration |
three years
|
| gptkbp:ending_point |
gptkb:Ross_Sea
|
| gptkbp:expedition |
gptkb:expedition
|
| gptkbp:expedition_end_date |
1958-03-02
|
| gptkbp:expedition_start_date |
1955-11-24
|
| gptkbp:first_published |
The Crossing of Antarctica
|
| gptkbp:funding |
gptkb:British_government
|
| gptkbp:goal |
cross Antarctica
cross Antarctica from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Cold War tensions
part of the International Geophysical Year post-war exploration era |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Trans-Antarctic Expedition
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
Sir Vivian Fuchs |
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspired future Antarctic expeditions
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:first_ascent_of_Mount_Vinson
establishment of research stations collaboration with international scientists mapping of the Antarctic coastline discovery of the Antarctic Peninsula |
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Tom_Crean
gptkb:James_Wordie John S. Chisholm G. W. Murray |
| gptkbp:number_of_members |
gptkb:30
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
successful crossing
|
| gptkbp:research |
biology
geology meteorology glaciology |
| gptkbp:route |
Fuchs and his team followed the Beardmore Glacier
Shackleton's team followed the Ross Ice Shelf |
| gptkbp:significance |
first successful crossing of Antarctica
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:British_Antarctic_Survey
|
| gptkbp:starting_point |
gptkb:Weddell_Sea
|
| gptkbp:training_programs |
Base Camp at Shackleton Ice Shelf
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:snowboarding dog sleds |
| gptkbp:year |
gptkb:1914
gptkb:1955 gptkb:1958 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkb:Henry_Worsley |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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