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first U.S. government-sponsored Antarctic expedition
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/first_U.S._government-sponsored_Antarctic_expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Wilkes_Expedition
gptkbp:collectedSpecimensIn
natural history specimens
gptkbp:commanded
gptkb:Charles_Wilkes
gptkbp:crew
about 400
gptkbp:departedFrom
gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
gptkbp:documentedIn
gptkb:Charles_Wilkes
gptkbp:endDate
1842
gptkbp:explores
gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Oregon_Territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
first U.S. government-sponsored Antarctic expedition
gptkbp:notableAchievement
confirmed existence of the Antarctic continent
gptkbp:numberOfShips
6
gptkbp:officialName
gptkb:United_States_Exploring_Expedition
gptkbp:publishedAccount
gptkb:Narrative_of_the_United_States_Exploring_Expedition
gptkbp:resultedIn
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution_collections
gptkbp:sponsor
gptkb:United_States_government
gptkbp:startYear
1838
gptkbp:visitedBy
gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkb:Cape_Horn
gptkbp:yearAntarcticLandfall
1840
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:U.S._Antarctic_Service_Expedition
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7