first overland crossing of Antarctica

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/first_overland_crossing_of_Antarctica
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic expedition
gptkbp:baseEstablished gptkb:Scott_Base
gptkb:Shackleton_Base
gptkbp:distance 3473 km
gptkbp:endDate 1958
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label first overland crossing of Antarctica
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Australia
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Vivian_Fuchs
gptkb:Edmund_Hillary
gptkbp:name gptkb:Commonwealth_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:notableAchievement First successful overland crossing of Antarctica
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Vivian_Fuchs
gptkb:Edmund_Hillary
gptkb:George_Lowe
E.P. Hillary
gptkbp:objective First overland crossing of Antarctica via South Pole
gptkbp:publishedIn The Crossing of Antarctica (book by Vivian Fuchs and Edmund Hillary)
gptkbp:reachedSouthPole 1958
gptkbp:route Weddell Sea to Ross Sea
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkbp:startDate 1955
gptkbp:vehicleType gptkb:Snowcat
Ferguson TE20 tractors
Weasel tracked vehicles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6