No.
Antarctica was first sighted in the 1700s. Scott didn't sail to Antarctica until 1901.
Yes, Robert Falcon Scott was knighted and became known as Captain Scott after his first expedition to Antarctica in 1901.
Scott sailed to Antarctica first in 1901, and died there in 1912.
Captain Scott sailed the Discovery from England to Antarctica in 1901 for his first Antarctic expedition.
On his first voyage, the Discovery Expedition, Scott left London and sailed to Antarctica by way of Cape Town and New Zealand.
Both of Scott's expeditions aimed to include the first human footsteps on the South Pole
Both expeditions were guided by the stars, using a sextant to find the latitude and longitude for their destination.
It is suspected that his first act was to disembark the ship and establish his camp on the continent.
Scott sailed on two ships on his expeditions to Antarctica, The first was the Discovery in 1901-1904, the second was Terra Nova 1910-1913.
From 1901-1904, Robert Falcon Scott led the British National Antarctic Expedition aboard the ship Discovery. During this expedition, Scott conducted scientific research and exploration in Antarctica, establishing the first permanent base on the continent, known as the Discovery Expedition base.
Captain Scott sailed twice to Antarctica, once in 1901 and again in 1910.
Roald Amundsen reached Antarctica first on December 14, 1911, becoming the first person to reach the South Pole. Robert Falcon Scott arrived about a month later on January 17, 1912, only to discover that Amundsen had beaten him to the pole.
Robert Falcon Scott and his team reached Antarctica on January 4, 1902, during his first expedition known as the Discovery Expedition. They landed at McMurdo Sound, where they established a base for scientific research and exploration. This expedition laid the groundwork for future Antarctic exploration, including Scott's ill-fated journey to the South Pole in 1911.