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British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.
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Robert Falcon Scott
British Antarctic explorer (1868–1912)
Captain Robert Falcon Scott was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery expedition of 1901–04 and the Terra Nova expedition of 1910–13.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Terra Nova Expedition
1910–13 British Antarctic expedition
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian polar explorer (1872–1928)
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)