Byrd Antarctic Expedition II

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American expedition Antarctic expedition scientific expedition

Byrd Antarctic Expedition II was a 1933–1935 American scientific and exploratory mission to Antarctica led by polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, focused on geographic discovery, meteorology, and advancing polar aviation.

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Label Occurrences
Byrd Antarctic Expedition II canonical 1
Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American expedition ⓘ
Antarctic expedition ⓘ
scientific expedition ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endDate 1935 ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork aviation ⓘ
geography ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ
polar research ⓘ
followedBy Byrd Antarctic Expedition III NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal advance polar aviation techniques ⓘ
conduct geographic exploration ⓘ
conduct meteorological observations ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
leader Richard E. Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Richard E. Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedInEnvironment polar climate ⓘ
partOf United States Antarctic Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Byrd Antarctic Expedition I NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFocus geographic discovery ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ
polar aviation ⓘ
significantPerson Richard E. Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate 1933 ⓘ
timePeriod Interwar period ⓘ
usedTransportation aircraft ⓘ
ships ⓘ
sledges ⓘ

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Richard E. Byrd → commanded → Byrd Antarctic Expedition II ⓘ
United States Antarctic Service Expedition → precededBy → Byrd Antarctic Expedition II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition