Terra Nova

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Terra Nova was a British whaling and exploration ship best known for carrying Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf Antarctic exploration vessel
barque
exploration ship
associatedWith Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED
Terra Nova Expedition NERFINISHED
bestKnownFor carrying Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica NERFINISHED
builtFor whaling industry
carried men, dogs, ponies, and supplies for Antarctic exploration
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
destination Antarctica NERFINISHED
era Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration NERFINISHED
expeditionLeader Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED
fate lost at sea
flag British flag
hasCrewType explorers
scientists
whalers
hasNameLanguage Latin
hasNotableEvent transported Scott’s ill-fated South Pole expedition
historicalSignificance symbol of heroic age of Antarctic exploration
laterUse sealing
supply and transport in polar regions
namedAfter Terra Nova Expedition NERFINISHED
nameMeaning New Land NERFINISHED
notableFor role in the race to the South Pole
notableVoyage 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED
operatedBy British Antarctic expedition NERFINISHED
operatedInCentury 20th century
operatedInPeriod early 20th century
operatedInRegion North Atlantic NERFINISHED
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED
partOf British Antarctic exploration history
propulsion sail
sankCause ice damage
sankLocation off Greenland
sankYear 1943
serviceRole expedition support ship
supply ship
usedFor polar exploration
transport of Antarctic expeditions
whaling
vesselType sailing ship

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