Trans-Antarctic Expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Polar_Medal
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Scott_Base
gptkb:Shackleton_Base
gptkbp:distance 3473 km
gptkbp:endDate 1958
gptkbp:goal gptkb:first_overland_crossing_of_Antarctica
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trans-Antarctic Expedition
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Vivian_Fuchs
gptkb:Edmund_Hillary
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:The_Times
gptkbp:notableAchievement gptkb:first_successful_overland_crossing_of_Antarctica_via_the_South_Pole
gptkbp:notableEvent crossed South Pole on 19 January 1958
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:George_Lowe
gptkb:Geoffrey_Markham
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Commonwealth_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Crossing_of_Antarctica
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkb:South_Pole
Antarctic exploration
gptkbp:route Weddell Sea to Ross Sea
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkbp:startDate 1955
gptkbp:studiedBy geology
meteorology
physiology
seismology
glaciology
gptkbp:vehicleType gptkb:Ferguson_TE20_tractor
gptkb:Snowcat
Weasel
dog sled
gptkbp:website https://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/library/archives/expeditions/cta/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edmund_Hillary
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5