South Pole Expedition (1910–1912)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Cape_Evans
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Scott's_Hut
gptkb:Scott_Polar_Research_Institute
gptkbp:competingExpedition gptkb:Amundsen's_South_Pole_expedition
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:destination gptkb:South_Pole
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:The_Worst_Journey_in_the_World
Scott's journals
gptkbp:endDate 1912
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Private donations
gptkbp:goal Reach the South Pole
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South Pole Expedition (1910–1912)
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkbp:notableAnimalUsed Dogs
Motor sledges
Ponies
gptkbp:notableEvent All five members of the polar party perished
Amundsen reached South Pole first
Bodies found in November 1912
Death of Lawrence Oates
Discovery of Emperor penguin breeding ground
Final camp located 11 miles from One Ton Depot
First British team to reach the South Pole
Scott's last diary entry: 29 March 1912
Collection of geological samples from Beardmore Glacier
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Edgar_Evans
gptkb:Edward_Adrian_Wilson
gptkb:Henry_Robertson_Bowers
gptkb:Lawrence_Oates
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Terra_Nova_Expedition
gptkbp:reachedSouthPoleDate 17 January 1912
gptkbp:result All members of polar party died on return journey
Reached South Pole second
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:Terra_Nova
gptkbp:startDate 1910
gptkbp:studiedBy Meteorology
Biology
Geology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5