United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Exploring_Expedition_(1838–1842)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Wilkes_Expedition
gptkbp:collectedSpecimensIn	over 60,000 plant and animal specimens
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Charles_Wilkes
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew	~346
gptkbp:endDate	1842
gptkbp:explores	gptkb:Antarctica gptkb:Fiji gptkb:Hawaiian_Islands gptkb:Pacific_Ocean gptkb:South_America gptkb:Oregon_Territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842)
gptkbp:legacy	foundation for Smithsonian collections major contribution to American science increased knowledge of Pacific and Antarctic regions
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:loss_of_USS_Peacock loss of USS Sea Gull
gptkbp:notableFinds	gptkb:Wilkes_Land_(Antarctica) charting of Pacific islands mapping of Columbia River mapping of Puget Sound
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:James_Dwight_Dana gptkb:Alfred_Agate gptkb:Charles_Pickering gptkb:Horatio_Hale gptkb:Joseph_Drayton gptkb:Joseph_P._Couthouy gptkb:Titian_Peale gptkb:William_Dunlop_Brackenridge gptkb:William_Rich gptkb:William_Reynolds
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:USS_Flying_Fish gptkb:USS_Peacock gptkb:USS_Porpoise gptkb:USS_Relief gptkb:USS_Sea_Gull gptkb:USS_Vincennes
gptkbp:numberOfShips	6
gptkbp:publishedWork	gptkb:Narrative_of_the_United_States_Exploring_Expedition
gptkbp:publishedWorkAuthor	gptkb:Charles_Wilkes
gptkbp:purpose	scientific exploration survey and charting
gptkbp:resultedIn	establishment of Smithsonian Institution collections
gptkbp:scientificStaff	gptkb:artist geologists cartographers botanists naturalists
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:startDate	1838
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:James_Dwight_Dana
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4