British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Terra_Nova_Expedition
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Cape_Evans
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Scott_Polar_Research_Institute
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:Norwegian_Antarctic_Expedition_(Amundsen)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate 1913
gptkbp:goal reach the South Pole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Winter_Journey_to_Cape_Crozier
gptkb:Scott's_final_diary
gptkb:death_of_Lawrence_Oates
discovery of fossils
Scott's last camp found in November 1912
collection of Emperor penguin eggs at Cape Crozier
discovery of Amundsen's tent at the South Pole
erection of cross at Observation Hill
rescue of surviving members by Terra Nova
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Edward_L._Atkinson
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Edgar_Evans
gptkb:Edward_Adrian_Wilson
gptkb:Henry_Robertson_Bowers
gptkb:Lawrence_Oates
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Edward_Adrian_Wilson
gptkb:Herbert_Ponting
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Scott's_Last_Expedition
gptkbp:reachedSouthPoleDate 17 January 1912
gptkbp:result all members of polar party died on return journey
reached South Pole second
gptkbp:route gptkb:Beardmore_Glacier
gptkb:Ross_Ice_Shelf
gptkb:Antarctic_Plateau
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:Terra_Nova
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:startDate 1910
gptkbp:studiedBy biology
geology
meteorology
glaciology
gptkbp:usedTransport gptkb:dog
ponies
motor sledges
man-hauling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Terra_Nova_Expedition
gptkb:Terra_Nova_Expedition_(1910–1913)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7