Terra Nova Expedition
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Antarctic research expedition (1910–1913)
Key facts
- Leader
- Robert Falcon Scott
- Start
- Cape Evans base , 1 November 1911 ( 1911-11-01 )
- End
- 11 mi (18 km) S of One Ton Depot , 29 March 1912 ( 1912-03-29 )
- Goal
- First to reach the South Pole
- Crew
- Robert Falcon Scott Edward Adrian Wilson Lawrence Oates Henry Robertson Bowers Edgar Evans
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- research expedition
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Image
- Scottgroup.jpg
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- destination point
- Antarctica
- Commons category
- Terra Nova Expedition
- start time
- 1910-06-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Terra Nova expedition
- end time
- 1913-06-14
- vessel
- Terra Nova
- collection items at
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- archives at
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- director / manager
- Robert Falcon Scott
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward Adrian Wilson, Robert Falcon Scott, Lawrence Oates, Henry Robertson Bowers and Edgar Evans at the South Pole
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 Expedition from 1901 to 1904, and wanted to be the first to reach the geographic South Pole.
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