Scott wanted representatives from each of the military branches represented by the explorers who accompanied him to Antarctica.
Captain Scott and his team of explorers perished during their polar expedition to the South Pole. They reached the Pole in January 1912, only to find that a Norwegian team had beaten them there. On their return journey, Scott and his team succumbed to extreme cold, exhaustion, and starvation. Their bodies were found eight months later.
Captain R F Scott let the Discovery Expedition in 1901, and the Terra Nova Expedition in 1910.
November 12th 1902
The 'race' you question took place on Scott's second expedition.
Captain Scott arrived in the Antarctic on January 4, 1911, during the British Antarctic Expedition also known as the Terra Nova Expedition.
Captain Scott was leading an expedition to the South Pole on that date.
There are no records or measurements that indicate that Captain Scott and his team did not clean up after themselves on their expedition.
Captain Scott sailed the Discovery from England to Antarctica in 1901 for his first Antarctic expedition.
Scott and his team reached the South Pole.
Captain Scott led a team of 65 men on his Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica in 1910.
Captain Scott died on March 29, 1912 during his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole.
Robert Falcon Scott died on the Antarctic continent as Captain of the Terra Nova expedition.