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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. British Antarctic explorer (1868–1912) "Scott of the Antarctic" redirects here. For the film, see Scott of the Antarctic (film). Robert Falcon Scott Robert Falcon Scott in 1905 Born (1868-06-06) 6 June 1868 Plymouth, Devon, England Died c. 29 March 1912 (1912-03-29) (aged 43) Ross Ice ...
Robert Falcon Scott. The British Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott became the subject of controversy when, more than 60 years after his death on the return march from the South Pole in 1912, his achievements and character came under sustained attack.
Led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the expedition had various scientific and geographical objectives. Scott wished to continue the scientific work that he had begun when leading the Discovery Expedition from 1901 to 1904, and wanted to be the first to reach the geographic South Pole.
The International Scott Centenary Expedition 2012 was a planned expedition to Antarctica and the last tent site of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, to hold a memorial service on the centenary of his death. The patrons of the expedition included Jonathan Band.
The routes to the South Pole taken by Scott (green) and Amundsen (red), 1911–1912. Between December 1911 and January 1912, both Roald Amundsen (leading his South Pole expedition) and Robert Falcon Scott (leading the Terra Nova Expedition) reached the South Pole within five weeks of each other.
The Statue of Robert Falcon Scott, commonly known as the Scott Statue, is a statue in Christchurch, New Zealand commemorating British Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott. The statue was unveiled in 1917 and is located at a small recreational park at the intersection of Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace in Christchurch Central City .
Captain Scott, whose full name was Robert Falcon Scott was the Captain of the Terra Nova. [5] On this expedition Captain Scott was nicknamed ' The Skipper'. While on this expedition with Forde, Robert Scott wrote numerous diaries on the South Pole. This was then published in 1913 as Scotts Expedition. [11]
The Last Place on Earth is a 1985 Central Television seven-part serial, [1] written by Trevor Griffiths based on the book Scott and Amundsen by Roland Huntford.The book is an exploration of the expeditions of Captain Robert F. Scott (played by Martin Shaw) and his Norwegian rival in polar exploration, Roald Amundsen (played by Sverre Anker Ousdal) in their attempts to reach the South Pole.