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When a Search Party Discovered the Frozen Body of a British Explorer Who Raced to the South Pole—and Lost
Captain Robert Falcon Scott and four of his men reached the geographic South Pole on January 18, 1912, only to meet with disappointment in the form of a tent and a Norwegian flag.
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Scott of the Antarctic (1868 - 1912)
Robert Falcon Scott was born on 6 June 1868 in Devonport. He became a naval cadet at the age of 13 and served on a number of Royal Navy ships in the 1880s and 1890s. He attracted the notice of the ...
Antarctic Exploration, in This Week’s Open Thread
On this day in 1902, the Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica.
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KS2: Robert Falcon Scott
HOLO-LAB: Searching. Searching… Found. An explorer who went to the South Pole, Robert Falcon Scott. FATIMA: Hi, Mr Scott, I’m Fatima. OLLIE: And I’m Ollie. ROBERT SCOTT: How do you do ...
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Quest for the Pole: Historic Antarctic Land Journeys
View the paths of glory and despair that revealed this uncharted land to the world. Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Discovery 1901-1904 Sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society, Scott led the ...
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UK Services Antarctic expedition celebrates Scott’s South Pole feat in 1912
The Union Jack and the team’s flag flying in Antarctica Members of the British Services Antarctic Expedition 2012 on Tuesday marked the 100th anniversary of the day Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ...
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The Man Who Took the Prize
Also heading south was the well-advertised British Antarctic Expedition, under the command of Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Amundsen was keenly conscious of his rival, as his September 12 diary ...
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Centenary of 'vital' Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge
Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Edgar Evans (all pictured) and Lawrence Oates reached the South Pole. They died attempting to return A scientific institution founded in the wake ...
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This Luxury Cruise Ship Has a Library Filled with Thousands of Books
coldest continent—has been depicted in journals of explorers from Sir Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen to Robert Falcon Scott, no amount of reading would have prepared me. It is like ...
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The Antarctic collection
It launched the careers of Ernest Shackleton, Dr Edward Adrian Wilson and expedition leader Robert Falcon Scott. Organised by the Royal Society and the Royal Geographic Society, the Discovery ...
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Antarctic Exploration, in This Week’s Open Thread
On this day in 1902, the Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica. The Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904, known officially ...