British Antarctic Expedition

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The British Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century polar exploration led by Robert Falcon Scott that sought to reach the South Pole and conduct extensive scientific research in Antarctica.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic expedition
polar exploration mission
alsoKnownAs British Antarctic Expedition
surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
baseCamp Cape Evans
baseRegion Ross Island
competitor Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912
surface form: Amundsen's South Pole expedition
continent Antarctica
country United Kingdom
departureCountry United Kingdom
departureDate 1910-06-15
departurePort Cardiff
destination Ross Sea
surface form: Ross Sea region

South Pole
endDate 1913
era Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration
followedBy Shackleton–Rowett Expedition
goal conduct scientific research in Antarctica
reach the South Pole
leader Robert Falcon Scott
member Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Cecil Meares
Edgar Evans
Edward Adrian Wilson
Frank Debenham
George Levick
George Simpson
Griffith Taylor
Henry Robertson Bowers
Lawrence Oates
Raymond Priestley
Tom Crean
surface form: Thomas Crean

Tryggve Gran
Victor Campbell
notableEvent death of Robert Falcon Scott and polar party on return from South Pole
outcome failed to be first at the South Pole
precededBy Discovery Expedition
reachedSouthPoleDate 1912-01-17
scientificDiscipline biology
cartography
geology
glaciology
meteorology
sponsor Royal Geographical Society
Royal Society
startDate 1910
usedShip Terra Nova
usedTransport dog teams
man-hauling sledges
motor sledges
ponies

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South Pole secondReachedBy British Antarctic Expedition
Discovery Point associatedWith British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British National Antarctic Expedition
McMurdo Sound historicallyUsedBy British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British National Antarctic Expedition
McMurdo Sound historicallyUsedBy British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Terra Nova Bay associatedWithExpedition British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Expedition (Terra Nova Expedition, 1910–1913)
Robert Falcon Scott notableWork British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Robert Falcon Scott participantIn British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Robert Falcon Scott participantIn British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British National Antarctic Expedition
Robert Falcon Scott participantIn British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913
British Antarctic Expedition alsoKnownAs British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Polar Museum hasSubject British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British Antarctic expeditions
Raymond Priestley memberOf British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British Antarctic expeditions
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 competedWith British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Frank Debenham memberOfExpedition British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Frank Debenham participantIn British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913
Cape Royds expeditionBaseFor British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Expedition 1907–1909
Minna Bluff discoveredBy British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British National Antarctic Expedition
Cape Hallett namedBy British Antarctic Expedition
Cape Crozier visitedBy British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901–1904
Cape Crozier visitedBy British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Cape Evans wasBaseFor British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Cape Evans wasBaseFor British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913
Mount Discovery discoveryExpedition British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904)
Cape Washington namedBy British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)
Cape Washington discoveredBy British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)
Discovery Hut at Hut Point builtFor British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British National Antarctic Expedition
Discovery Hut at Hut Point usedDuring British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Captain Scott mainSubject British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Captain Scott includesEvent British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912 competedWith British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration includesEvent British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration includesEvent British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: Robert Falcon Scott’s South Pole expedition
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition precededBy British Antarctic Expedition
this entity surface form: British National Antarctic Expedition