The SS Baychimo was abandoned in Arctic waters after becoming trapped in ice. Despite being left without a crew, the ship ...

100 Years since Amundsen beat Scott to the pole. Dec. 18, 2011 — -- On December 14, 1911, a five-man Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen became the first explorers to reach the South Pole.

Prelude to the Pole -- The training of Captain Scott -- The Pole journey -- Lost and forgotten -- Members of the Terra Nova Expedition 1910-1913 Summary A respected historian and relative of Dr.

In 1911, Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set out for the South Pole with little knowledge of nutrition, physiology, or psychology. A century on, modern Antarctic trekkers benefit from advanced ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The last letters written by Antarctic explorer Robert Scott to his wife and young son before the adventurer died on his South Pole expedition are to go on display for the first time ...

Captain Robert Scott was the British Antarctic explorer who led an expedition to claim the South Pole in England’s honor. However, a simple miscommunication led to frostbite, starvation, and an icy, ...

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