McClure expedition
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The McClure expedition was a mid-19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Robert McClure that is credited with the first traversal of the Northwest Passage, albeit partly by sledge over ice.
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| McClure expedition canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: McClure expedition Context triple: [Amundsen Gjøa expedition, precededBy, McClure expedition]
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Powder River Expedition
The Powder River Expedition was an 1865 U.S. Army campaign against Plains tribes in present-day Wyoming and Montana, aimed at securing overland travel routes and asserting federal control in the northern Great Plains.
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Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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Pioneer Column expedition
The Pioneer Column expedition was an 1890 British colonial venture that led a force of settlers and police north from South Africa to occupy and establish white rule over what became Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
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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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Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: McClure expedition Target entity description: The McClure expedition was a mid-19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Robert McClure that is credited with the first traversal of the Northwest Passage, albeit partly by sledge over ice.
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A.
Powder River Expedition
The Powder River Expedition was an 1865 U.S. Army campaign against Plains tribes in present-day Wyoming and Montana, aimed at securing overland travel routes and asserting federal control in the northern Great Plains.
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B.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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C.
Pioneer Column expedition
The Pioneer Column expedition was an 1890 British colonial venture that led a force of settlers and police north from South Africa to occupy and establish white rule over what became Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
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D.
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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E.
Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic expedition
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British naval expedition ⓘ |
| achievement | first traversal of the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| areaExplored |
Banks Island
ⓘ
Beaufort Sea ⓘ Prince of Wales Strait ⓘ Viscount Melville Sound ⓘ |
| commanderFullName | Robert John Le Mesurier McClure ⓘ |
| commanderRank | Commander ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewType | Royal Navy personnel ⓘ |
| endYear | 1854 ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Sail
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Sail Arctic exploration
|
| geographicalDiscovery |
coastline of Banks Island
ⓘ
features of Prince of Wales Strait ⓘ |
| hazard |
scurvy
ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ starvation risk ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | demonstrated a continuous navigable connection between Atlantic and Pacific via Arctic channels ⓘ |
| honor |
M'Clure Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
McClure Strait named after Robert McClure
|
| leader | Robert McClure ⓘ |
| legacy | influenced later Arctic exploration and mapping of the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| navigationType | sailing ship navigation in pack ice ⓘ |
| notableFor | over-ice sledge journeys linking separate sea routes ⓘ |
| objective |
search for Sir John Franklin
ⓘ
search for the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| partOf | search for Franklin expeditions ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | first completion of the Northwest Passage in history ⓘ |
| rescueBy |
British Arctic expeditions
ⓘ
surface form:
British Arctic search expeditions
crew of HMS Resolute ⓘ |
| result | crew completed a transit between Atlantic and Pacific via Arctic ⓘ |
| route |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Bering Strait ⓘ Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| shipFate |
HMS Investigator
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surface form:
HMS Investigator was abandoned in the ice
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| shipStatus |
HMS Investigator
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surface form:
HMS Investigator became icebound
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| sponsor | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| startYear | 1850 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Arctic Archipelago
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surface form:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| traversalMethod | partly by sledge over ice ⓘ |
| typeOfTravel | maritime and over-ice sledge travel ⓘ |
| vessel | HMS Investigator ⓘ |
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