Jan. 5, 1911
Geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor and meteorologist Charles Wright look out towards the Terra Nova from inside an ice grotto.
IMage: Herbert Ponting/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images
In 1910, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott embarked on an ambitious expedition to Antarctica, aiming to explore uncharted wastelands, conduct scientific studies and above all else, become the first person to reach the South Pole.
He had competition. Ernest Shackleton had come within 100 miles of the pole the previous year, and Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen also had his sights set on reaching it first. Read more…
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Originally syndicated from The Terra Nova expedition: An ambitious and ill-fated attempt to reach the South Pole
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