Carsten Borchgrevink
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Carsten Borchgrevink was a Norwegian polar explorer best known for leading one of the first expeditions to overwinter on the Antarctic mainland at Cape Adare.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian explorer
ⓘ
human ⓘ polar explorer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Patron’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Norway ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1864-12-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1934-04-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Frederick University
NERFINISHED
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University of Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Southern Cross Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Norwegians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expeditionSite | Cape Adare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Borchgrevink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Antarctic exploration
ⓘ
polar exploration ⓘ |
| givenName | Carsten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Patron’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Roald Amundsen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | polar explorer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Southern Cross Expedition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
leading one of the first expeditions to overwinter on the Antarctic mainland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Norwegian ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
establishing first overwintering camp on Antarctic mainland
ⓘ
first confirmed landing on the Antarctic mainland at Cape Adare ⓘ |
| notablePlaceNamedAfter |
Borchgrevink Coast
NERFINISHED
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Borchgrevink Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Southern Cross Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Antarctic exploration
ⓘ
Southern Cross Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Christiania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| shipUsed | SS Southern Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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