Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
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The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed 1914–1917 Antarctic venture, best known for the dramatic survival and rescue of its crew after their ship Endurance was trapped and crushed by pack ice.
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Target entity: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Context triple: [Yelcho, expedition, Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]
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Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Russian Antarctic Expedition is Russia’s national polar research program responsible for conducting scientific exploration and maintaining research stations across Antarctica.
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Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
The Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition was a 1926 polar venture led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved the first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship.
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Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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Amundsen Gjøa expedition
The Amundsen Gjøa expedition was Roald Amundsen’s 1903–1906 voyage that achieved the first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage in the small vessel Gjøa.
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Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Target entity description: The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed 1914–1917 Antarctic venture, best known for the dramatic survival and rescue of its crew after their ship Endurance was trapped and crushed by pack ice.
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A.
Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Russian Antarctic Expedition is Russia’s national polar research program responsible for conducting scientific exploration and maintaining research stations across Antarctica.
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B.
Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
The Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition was a 1926 polar venture led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved the first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship.
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C.
Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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D.
Amundsen Gjøa expedition
The Amundsen Gjøa expedition was Roald Amundsen’s 1903–1906 voyage that achieved the first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage in the small vessel Gjøa.
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E.
Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean
The Fram expedition across the Arctic Ocean was Fridtjof Nansen’s pioneering late-19th-century polar voyage that used a specially designed ship to drift with the pack ice in an attempt to reach the North Pole and advance scientific understanding of the Arctic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic expedition
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polar exploration mission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Endurance Expedition ⓘ |
| casualties |
deaths among Ross Sea party
ⓘ
no deaths among Endurance main party ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| departurePort |
Buenos Aires
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Plymouth ⓘ South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
surface form:
South Georgia Island
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| documentedIn | South: The Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition 1914–1917 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| era |
Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
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| followedBy | Shackleton–Rowett Expedition ⓘ |
| goal | first land crossing of the Antarctic continent ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
endurance in extreme conditions
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leadership under crisis ⓘ |
| leader | Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
| logisticalSupport |
dog teams
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man-hauling ⓘ motor sledges ⓘ |
| member |
Alexander Macklin
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Alfred Cheetham ⓘ Charles Green ⓘ Frank Wild ⓘ Frank Worsley ⓘ Henry McNish ⓘ
surface form:
Harry McNish
Henry McNish ⓘ Hubert Hudson ⓘ James Wordie ⓘ Leonard Hussey ⓘ Lionel Greenstreet ⓘ Perce Blackborow ⓘ Reginald James ⓘ Ross Sea party ⓘ Tim McCarthy ⓘ Tom Crean ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Endurance crushed by pack ice
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Endurance trapped in pack ice ⓘ James Caird lifeboat replica ⓘ
surface form:
James Caird voyage to South Georgia
drift on pack ice floes ⓘ open-boat journey to Elephant Island ⓘ rescue of Elephant Island party ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extraordinary survival story
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leadership of Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nimrod Expedition ⓘ |
| primaryShip | Endurance ⓘ |
| result |
all Endurance crew survived
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trans-Antarctic crossing not achieved ⓘ |
| routePlan | Weddell Sea to Ross Sea overland crossing ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Committee
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| startDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| supportShip | Aurora ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Antarctica
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Ross Sea ⓘ Weddell Sea ⓘ |
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Subject: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Description of subject: The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed 1914–1917 Antarctic venture, best known for the dramatic survival and rescue of its crew after their ship Endurance was trapped and crushed by pack ice.
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