Rub' al Khali crossing 1930
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Rub' al Khali crossing 1930 was the pioneering expedition in which Bertram Thomas became the first documented Westerner to traverse the Empty Quarter desert of the Arabian Peninsula.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert crossing expedition
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historical event ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Arabia Felix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | St John Philby Rub' al Khali expeditions ⓘ |
| hasArrivalCountry | Qatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArrivalPoint | Doha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedPerson | Sultan of Muscat and Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
Oman
NERFINISHED
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Qatar NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | British exploration of Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDepartureCountry | Oman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeparturePoint | Salalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDepartureRegion | Dhofar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1931 ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
dune fields
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sand desert ⓘ |
| hasGuide | Arab Bedouin guides ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
increased Western knowledge of the Empty Quarter
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inspiration for later Arabian desert expeditions ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Empty Quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ Rub' al Khali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
collection of scientific data
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exploration of unknown interior of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ mapping of the Rub' al Khali ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | successful crossing of the Empty Quarter ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Bertram Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | interwar period in the Middle East ⓘ |
| hasPublicationAuthor | Bertram Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicationYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
extreme aridity
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hostile tribal territories ⓘ navigational difficulty ⓘ |
| hasRouteDirection | south-to-north ⓘ |
| hasScientificActivity |
ethnographic observation
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geographical observation ⓘ geological observation ⓘ meteorological observation ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1930 ⓘ |
| ledBy | Bertram Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first documented crossing of the Rub' al Khali by a Westerner ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier partial journeys into the Rub' al Khali ⓘ |
| supportedBy | local tribal leaders ⓘ |
| usesTransport | camel ⓘ |
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