U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Antarctic_Service_Expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_III
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1941
gptkbp:establishedBase gptkb:East_Base
gptkb:West_Base
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Operation_Highjump
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
gptkbp:location gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Finn_Ronne
gptkb:Charles_F._Passel
gptkb:Paul_Siple
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Second_Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:explorer
scientific research
gptkbp:resultedIn scientific publications
mapping of Antarctic regions
gptkbp:significance gptkb:first_U.S._government-sponsored_Antarctic_expedition
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:startDate 1939
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6