Both of Scott's huts --- one at Hut Point and the other at Cape Evans -- were pre-fabricated in England and shipped to Antarctica, then re-assembled.
They are both built from wood and glass.
Robert Falcon Scott never finished his mission: he died on his way back to the base camp at Hut Point.
Hut Point was established on Ross Island off the coast of Antarctica in the Ross Sea.
Well it was two years before he died in a blizzard on the way back to the hut!
When not in the comfort of the Hut, Captain Scott and his companions slept in a Scott Tent, which is shaped like a pyramid with a pole in the center. They slept in deerskin bags.
Captain Scott imported a prefabricated hut -- a standard practice for early Antarctic explorers -- for use at Cape Evans and one at Hut Point. On journeys, the teams used a pyramid-shaped tent, now known as a Scott Tent.
On treks, the team used a pyramid-shaped tent -- now called a Scott tent. At the base camp, an assembled, pre-fab hut sheltered all the crew.
The New Zealand base established on Antarctica is near Captain Scott's hut at Hut Point. New Zealand is part of the Commonwealth, and Captain Scott is a Commonwealth hero. Captain Scott left Christchurch, New Zealand to sail south on both of his Antarctic expeditions. Naming Scott Base in his honour makes perfect sense.
The modern Scott Base is a research station supported by the government of New Zealand. It is a few kilometers from Captain Scott's Discovery Hut on McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. Scott Base uses Captain Scott's name as a namesake for the base: otherwise, it is unrelated to Captain Scott.
well der to stay alive through the cold winter daysAnother AnswerCaptain Scott did not build Scott Base, that honour goes to the government of New Zealand. After constructing the site, they opted to name it after Captain Scott, whose base camp, Hut Point, is about four kilometers away from Scott Base.
Captain Scott imported a pre-fab hut, which was erected near the beach where they moored their ship. While trekking, they used a pyramid-shaped canvas tent, now known as a Scott tent. This tent shape performs best in high winds.
Scott's Hut was created in 1911.
Weather, lack of food and lack of oil for cooking fires were his major obstacles for a safe return to the hut. His team also experienced deteriorating health, given their exposure for several months to the extreme conditions of Antarctica.