United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Antarctic_Service_Expedition_(1939–1941)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_III
gptkbp:endDate 1941
gptkbp:establishedBase gptkb:East_Base
gptkb:West_Base
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941)
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
gptkbp:location gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:notableEvent biological research
meteorological observations
geological surveys
mapping of Marie Byrd Land
discovery of new Antarctic coastline
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Finn_Ronne
gptkb:Charles_F._Passel
gptkb:Paul_Siple
gptkb:Richard_Black
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:United_States_government
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Second_Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:explorer
scientific research
gptkbp:resultedIn scientific publications
establishment of US presence in Antarctica
geographical discoveries
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:USS_Bear
gptkb:USMS_North_Star
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:startDate 1939
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Highjump
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Curtiss-Wright_Condor
gptkb:Beechcraft_Model_18
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5