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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.
5 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).
Discover facts about the life and death of 'Scott of the Antarctic' (Robert Falcon Scott). Read about his expeditions, and his attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole.
Read about the life of Robert Falcon Scott, most famous perhaps for his failure in the race to the South Pole. Includes photos from the Discovery and Terra Nova expeditions.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery expedition of 1901–1904 and the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition of 1910–1913.
Jan 17, 2017 · In the early 1910s, explorers Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott engaged in a frantic, and ultimately tragic, race to be the first man to reach the South Pole.
Born in 1868, Robert Falcon Scott began his naval career as a 13-year-old cadet aboard the training ship HMS Britannia. At 15 he became a midshipman and began a steady progression up the career ladder of the Royal Navy, becoming a lieutenant specializing in the new technology of torpedoes in 1889.
When Captain Robert Falcon Scott embarked on his second and last expedition in 1910 he was already a famous Antarctic explorer. He had previously led the major National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) during which he reached a record 82º11’ South, and a great many scientific and geographical discoveries were made.
In the early 20th century the race was on to reach the South Pole. Robert Falcon Scott led the first British expedition. By the late 19th century, Antarctica was the last unexplored continent on earth. Western nations began to compete in its discovery, to gain knowledge and claim land.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott was the first British explorer to reach the South Pole and explore Antarctica extensively by land in the early 1900s.
