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    The Terra Nova Expedition 1910-13

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    The Terra Nova Expedition from 1910-1913, led by Robert Falcon Scott, had scientific and geographical objectives for Antarctica, including being the first to reach the South Pole. Scott and four companions did reach the South Pole in January 1912, but discovered they had been beaten by a month by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian team. Scott's entire party died on the return journey, and their bodies were found eight months later. The expedition was privately financed but received support from the British government and Royal Geographical Society. For many years Scott was hailed a hero, but more recent analysis has questioned decisions made in the organization and management of the expedition.

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    The Terra Nova Expedition from 1910-1913, led by Robert Falcon Scott, had scientific and geographical objectives for Antarctica, including being the first to reach the South Pole. Scott and four companions did reach the South Pole in January 1912, but discovered they had been beaten by a month by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian team. Scott's entire party died on the return journey, and their bodies were found eight months later. The expedition was privately financed but received support from the British government and Royal Geographical Society. For many years Scott was hailed a hero, but more recent analysis has questioned decisions made in the organization and management of the expedition.

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    The Terra Nova Expedition from 1910-1913, led by Robert Falcon Scott, had scientific and geographical objectives for Antarctica, including being the first to reach the South Pole. Scott and four companions did reach the South Pole in January 1912, but discovered they had been beaten by a month by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian team. Scott's entire party died on the return journey, and their bodies were found eight months later. The expedition was privately financed but received support from the British government and Royal Geographical Society. For many years Scott was hailed a hero, but more recent analysis has questioned decisions made in the organization and management of the expedition.

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    The Terra Nova Expedition 1910-13

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    The Terra Nova Expedition 191013, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was

    led by Robert Falcon Scott with scientific and geographical objectives. Scott wished to
    continue the scientific work that he had begun when leading the Discovery Expedition to
    the Antarctic in 190104. He also wanted to be the first to reach the geographic South
    Pole. He and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, where they found
    that a Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen had preceded them by 34 days. Scott's
    entire party died on the return journey from the pole; some of their bodies, journals, and
    photographs were discovered by a search party eight months later.
    The expedition, named after its supply ship, was a private venture, financed by public
    contributions augmented by a government grant. It had further backing from
    theAdmiralty, which released experienced seamen to the expedition, and from the Royal
    Geographical Society. The expedition's team of scientists carried out a comprehensive
    scientific programme, while other parties explored Victoria Land and the Western
    Mountains. An attempted landing and exploration of King EdwardVII Land was
    unsuccessful. A journey to Cape Crozier in June and July 1911 was the first extended
    sledging journey in the depths of the Antarctic winter.
    For many years after his death, Scott's status as tragic hero was unchallenged, and few
    questions were asked about the causes of the disaster which overcame his polar party. In
    the final quarter of the 20th century the expedition came under closer scrutiny, and more
    critical views were expressed about its organization and management. The degree of
    Scott's personal culpability, and more recently, the culpability of certain expedition
    members, remains a matter of controversy among commentators.

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