Robert Scott
Robert Scott refers most often to Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912), the British Royal Navy officer and Antarctic explorer who led two expeditions to the South Pole.
His second expedition reached the pole in January 1912, only to find that Roald Amundsen's Norwegian team had arrived first.
Scott and his four companions died on the return journey.
Scott of the Antarctic became a symbol of British heroism and tragic failure.
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- Terra NovaLatin for new land
- South PoleSouthernmost point on Earth
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- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
- EdwardiansKing Edward VII, George V, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling
- Polar ExplorersRoald Amundsen, Ernest Shackleton, Isaac Hayes
polar exploration outcome
Robert ScottRoald Amundsen
Norwegian polar explorer
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