Antarctic expeditions
South Pole missions
Antarctic expeditions are organized journeys to the Antarctic continent, typically for scientific research, exploration, or adventure.
The term evokes the heroic age of polar exploration—Scott, Shackleton, Amundsen racing to the South Pole under brutal conditions.
Modern expeditions range from government-funded research missions to tourist cruises: She joined an Antarctic expedition to study penguin colonies.
- ScottName of Scottish origin
- sleddingRiding downhill on snow
- glaciologyStudy of ice masses
- icebergsFloating masses of ice
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
Amundsen · race to the pole · Shackleton · meteorology · glaciers · ice shelf · base camps · Ross · Byrd · international treaties · oceanography · paleoclimatology · frozen continent · penguins · sea ice · navigation · biology · Endurance
- doomed voyagesDonner Party, Terra Nova, Titanic, Edmund Fitzgerald, Lusitania
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