Robert Scott and "Terra nova"

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Name: ROBERT FALСON SCOTT
Birthdate: 6.06.1868
Birthplace: DEVON, ENGLAND
Education: NOVAL CADET PROGRAMME
Occupation: ROYAL

Name: ROBERT FALСON SCOTT Birthdate: 6.06.1868 Birthplace: DEVON, ENGLAND Education: NOVAL CADET
NAVY OFFICER AND
ANTARCTIC BRITTISH EXPLORER
Spouse: KATHLEEN BRUCE
Children: PETER MARKHAM SCOTT, LATER
SIR PETER SCOTT
Deathdate: 29.03.1912
Deathplace: ROSS ICE SHELF, ANTARCTICA

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R. Scott joined the Royal Navy in 1880 and in 1897 became

R. Scott joined the Royal Navy in 1880 and in 1897 became
a first lieutenant. While commanding an Antarctic expedition on the ship «Discovery» (1901-1904), he proved to be a competent scientific investigator and leader and was promoted to captain upon his return to England.

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On 15 June 1910 Scott embarked on a second Antarctic expedition on

On 15 June 1910 Scott embarked on a second Antarctic expedition on
the ship «Terra Nova». Its aims were to study the Ross Sea area and reach the South Pole.

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Equipped with motor sledges, ponies, and dogs, he and eleven others started

Equipped with motor sledges, ponies, and dogs, he and eleven others started
overland for the pole from cape Evans on October 24, 1911.

The motors soon broke down, the ponies had to be shot and the dog teams were sent back

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On December 10 the party began to ascend Beardmore Glacier with three

On December 10 the party began to ascend Beardmore Glacier with three
man-hauled sledges. By December 31 seven men had been returned to the base.

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The remaining polar party-Scott, Wilson, Bowers, Oates, Evans-reached the pole on January

The remaining polar party-Scott, Wilson, Bowers, Oates, Evans-reached the pole on January
18, 1912.Exhausted by their 81-day trek, they were bitterly disappointed to find evidence that Ronald Amundsen had preceded them to the pole by about a month.

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The weather on the return journey was exceptionally bad. Food and fuel

The weather on the return journey was exceptionally bad. Food and fuel
supplies were low. The people in Scott’s expedition died on their way back to the camp.

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On March 9 R.Scott wrote the final entry in his diary:«Every day

On March 9 R.Scott wrote the final entry in his diary:«Every day
we have been ready to start for our depot 11 miles away but outside the door of the tent it remains a scene of whirling drift…. We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker, of course. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more.»

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On November12,1912 searchers found the tent with the frozen bodies and

On November12,1912 searchers found the tent with the frozen bodies and Scott’s
Scott’s diaries and records, which gave a full account of the journey. .

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There is a simple wooden cross
In the Antarctic. People put it in

There is a simple wooden cross In the Antarctic. People put it
the
Memory of the brave Englishmen.
“ To strive , to seek, to find, and to
yield” , says the inscription on the
cross.
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