Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration
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The Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration was a period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries marked by daring, often perilous polar expeditions that significantly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the polar regions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration | 11 |
| Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration canonical | 2 |
| Heroic Age of Polar Exploration | 2 |
| Age of polar exploration | 1 |
| Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration | 1 |
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Target entity: Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration Context triple: [Amundsen Gjøa expedition, era, Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration]
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Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 was the pioneering Norwegian Antarctic journey that first reached the geographic South Pole, marking a major milestone in polar exploration.
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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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Otto Sverdrup’s Second Fram Expedition 1898–1902
Otto Sverdrup’s Second Fram Expedition 1898–1902 was a Norwegian Arctic exploration voyage that extensively charted the Canadian High Arctic archipelago and significantly expanded geographic knowledge of the polar regions.
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D.
Transglobe Expedition
The Transglobe Expedition was a pioneering 1979–1982 journey that became the first successful circumnavigation of the Earth via both the North and South Poles.
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E.
British Antarctic Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century polar exploration led by Robert Falcon Scott that sought to reach the South Pole and conduct extensive scientific research in Antarctica.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration Target entity description: The Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration was a period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries marked by daring, often perilous polar expeditions that significantly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the polar regions.
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A.
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 was the pioneering Norwegian Antarctic journey that first reached the geographic South Pole, marking a major milestone in polar exploration.
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B.
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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C.
Otto Sverdrup’s Second Fram Expedition 1898–1902
Otto Sverdrup’s Second Fram Expedition 1898–1902 was a Norwegian Arctic exploration voyage that extensively charted the Canadian High Arctic archipelago and significantly expanded geographic knowledge of the polar regions.
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D.
Transglobe Expedition
The Transglobe Expedition was a pioneering 1979–1982 journey that became the first successful circumnavigation of the Earth via both the North and South Poles.
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E.
British Antarctic Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century polar exploration led by Robert Falcon Scott that sought to reach the South Pole and conduct extensive scientific research in Antarctica.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era of polar exploration
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historical period ⓘ |
| characteristic |
high mortality and risk
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limited technology compared to later polar exploration ⓘ reliance on man-hauling and sled dogs ⓘ use of wooden ships ⓘ |
| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| field | polar exploration ⓘ |
| followedBy | mechanized era of polar exploration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration
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| hasParticipant |
Adrien de Gerlache
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Carsten Borchgrevink ⓘ Douglas Mawson ⓘ Ernest Shackleton ⓘ Frederick Cook ⓘ Fridtjof Nansen ⓘ Louis Bernacchi ⓘ Otto Sverdrup ⓘ Roald Amundsen ⓘ Robert Falcon Scott ⓘ Robert E. Peary ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Peary
Umberto Cagni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
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Discovery Expedition ⓘ Duke of the Abruzzi’s Arctic expeditions ⓘ Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ
surface form:
Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition
Fram expedition 1893–1896 ⓘ
surface form:
Fram expeditions
Fram expedition 1893–1896 ⓘ
surface form:
Fridtjof Nansen’s Fram drift
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ Jackson–Harmsworth Expedition ⓘ Nimrod Expedition ⓘ 1908–1909 North Pole expedition ⓘ
surface form:
Peary’s North Pole attempt
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ
surface form:
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition
British Antarctic Expedition ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Falcon Scott’s South Pole expedition
British Antarctic Expedition ⓘ
surface form:
Terra Nova Expedition
Ziegler polar expeditions ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Antarctica
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surface form:
Antarctic
Arctic region ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
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| motivatedBy |
geographic discovery
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national prestige ⓘ scientific curiosity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advances in geographic knowledge of polar regions
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advances in scientific knowledge of polar regions ⓘ daring polar expeditions ⓘ perilous polar expeditions ⓘ |
| precededBy | early modern era of Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
biology
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geography ⓘ glaciology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| startTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodApproximation | circa 1890 to 1922 ⓘ |
| typicalTransport |
dog teams
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sailing ships ⓘ sledges ⓘ steam-assisted ships ⓘ |
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Subject: Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration Description of subject: The Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration was a period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries marked by daring, often perilous polar expeditions that significantly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the polar regions.
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