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Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery expedition of 1901–04 and the Terra Nova expedition of 1910–13. On the first expedition, he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S and discovered ...
2 days ago · Robert Falcon Scott (born June 6, 1868, Devonport, Devon, England—died c. March 29, 1912, Antarctica) was a British naval officer and explorer who led the famed ill-fated second expedition to reach the South Pole (1910–12). Capt. Robert F. Scott writing in his diary in his quarters in 1910 or 1911, during the 1910–13 British Antarctic ...
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Learn about Robert Falcon Scott, who died trying to be the first to reach the South Pole. Find out about his expeditions, his achievements and his tragic fate in the harsh Antarctic conditions.
Learn about the life and achievements of the British naval officer who led two Antarctic expeditions and died on his way back from the South Pole. Find out how he was beaten by Roald Amundsen, what he discovered about the continent and its wildlife, and how he was honoured after his death.
Born on 6 June 1868 in Devonport, Plymouth, Robert Falcon Scott became a naval cadet at the age of 13. During the next 20 years Scott served on a myriad of ships all across the world, but soon became frustrated with the lack of career progression available to him during this period of Victorian peace time. To advance his career, Scott decided ...
Learn about Scott's first expedition to the Antarctic on board the Discovery, where he and his men explored land, conducted scientific work and faced hardships. Find out more about the race for the South Pole and the tragic outcome of Scott's second expedition.
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The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was an expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913. Led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the expedition had various scientific and geographical objectives. Scott wished to continue the scientific work that he had begun when leading the Discovery ...
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