first U.S. government-sponsored Antarctic expedition

GPTKB entity

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
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	first U.S. government-sponsored Antarctic expedition