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The Southern Cross Expedition, the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, departs from London.
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Southern Cross Expedition
1898–1900 research expedition to Antarctica
The Southern Cross Expedition, otherwise known as the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and the forerunner of the more celebrated journeys of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
Period of history from the 1890s to the 1920s
The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration was an era in the exploration of the continent of Antarctica which began at the end of the 19th century, and ended after the First World War; the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition of 1921–1922 is often cited by historians as the dividing line…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)