Scott’s Hut
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Scott’s Hut is the well-preserved wooden Antarctic base built for Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s 1910–1913 Terra Nova Expedition, now a key historic site of early polar exploration.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage site
ⓘ
historic Antarctic hut ⓘ polar exploration site ⓘ |
| access | primarily by ship and helicopter from McMurdo Sound ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | crew of the Terra Nova Expedition ⓘ |
| builtFor | Terra Nova Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | extreme cold ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| contains |
clothing
ⓘ
food supplies ⓘ original expedition equipment ⓘ personal belongings of expedition members ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ |
| countryClaim | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expeditionLeader | Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimateControl | no ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bunk rooms
ⓘ
darkroom ⓘ kitchen ⓘ mess room ⓘ scientific work areas ⓘ stables ⓘ storage areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Cape Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ross Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
timber
ⓘ
weatherboard ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
McMurdo Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McMurdo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ross Sea Heritage Restoration Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationFactors |
dry conditions
ⓘ
low temperatures ⓘ |
| preservationState | well preserved ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
expedition base
ⓘ
living quarters ⓘ scientific station ⓘ |
| protectedAs | historic site ⓘ |
| roofMaterial |
felt
ⓘ
tar paper ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of early Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
| tourism | visited by Antarctic tourists ⓘ |
| usedAs | winter quarters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ernest Shackleton’s Ross Sea Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of the Terra Nova Expedition ⓘ subsequent Antarctic expeditions ⓘ |
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