Coppermine expedition

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Arctic exploration expedition British naval expedition

The Coppermine expedition was an early 19th-century Arctic exploration journey led by John Franklin to chart the northern coast of Canada along the Coppermine River.

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Label	Occurrences
Coppermine expedition canonical	2
Coppermine Expedition	1
Coppermine Expedition of 1819–1822	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arctic exploration expedition ⓘ British naval expedition ⓘ
aim	to chart the northern coast of Canada ⓘ to explore the region around the Coppermine River ⓘ
associatedWithPeople	Dene ⓘ Inuit ⓘ
casualties	several expedition members died ⓘ
commander	John Franklin ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
destination	Arctic coast ⓘ surface form: Arctic coast of North America
documentedBy	John Franklin ⓘ
documentedIn	Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea ⓘ
endDate	1822 ⓘ
era	Age of Exploration in the Arctic ⓘ
exploredRegion	Arctic Ocean coastline west of the Coppermine River ⓘ Coronation Gulf ⓘ northern coast of present-day Canada ⓘ
followedBy	second overland expedition to the Arctic (1825–1827) ⓘ surface form: John Franklin's second Arctic expedition of 1825–1827
genre	scientific exploration ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystem	Arctic region ⓘ surface form: Arctic region of North America
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
leader	John Franklin ⓘ
location	Northwest Territories ⓘ Nunavut ⓘ
member	George Back ⓘ John Richardson ⓘ Robert Hood ⓘ
militaryBranch	Royal Navy ⓘ
namedAfter	Coppermine River ⓘ
notableFor	early mapping of the Canadian Arctic coast ⓘ extreme privation and starvation ⓘ
partOf	early 19th-century Arctic exploration ⓘ
precededBy	earlier British attempts to find the Northwest Passage ⓘ
result	partial charting of the Arctic coastline between the Coppermine River and Bathurst Inlet ⓘ significant hardship and loss of life ⓘ
riskFactor	difficult terrain ⓘ harsh Arctic climate ⓘ limited supplies ⓘ
route	Coppermine River ⓘ
sponsor	Admiralty (United Kingdom) ⓘ surface form: British Admiralty
startDate	1819 ⓘ
subjectOf	historical studies of Arctic exploration ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ
usedFor	gathering geographic and scientific data ⓘ
usedTransport	canoes ⓘ overland travel on foot ⓘ small boats ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Franklin → tookPartIn → Coppermine expedition ⓘ

John → notableExpedition → Coppermine expedition ⓘ

subject surface form: John Franklin

first overland expedition to the Arctic Ocean (1819–1822) → alsoKnownAs → Coppermine expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coppermine Expedition

second overland expedition to the Arctic (1825–1827) → follows → Coppermine expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coppermine Expedition of 1819–1822