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Robert Falcon Scott died on the Antarctic continent as Captain of the Terra Nova expedition.
Most importantly, Robert Falcon Scott lost his life on this expedition.
He was 42 when the Terra Nova left for the Antarctic.
Captain Scott led two expeditions to Antarctica. He led the Discovery expedition in 1901 and the Terra Nova expedition in 1910.
Captain Scott lead his expedition sailing in the Terra Nova.
The population of the Discovery Expedition was estimated to be 52 souls; the Terra Nova Expedition population estimated to be 30 souls. Both these counts include Captain Scott.
Captain R F Scott let the Discovery Expedition in 1901, and the Terra Nova Expedition in 1910.
Scott used two ships, The Discovery and the Terra Nova.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 1901-04, and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, 1910-13. He was one of the first explorer to travel to the artic. His writings about the artic has been verified by modern expeditions and turned to be true.
During his Discovery expedition, Robert Falcon Scott wanted to explore Antarctica because he wanted to see the great ice land and see if there were any other wonders that other explorers had missed. On his Terra Nova expedition, he wanted to race Roald Amunden to be the first person to reach the South Pole. Unfortunately, during this journey Robert Falcon Scott did not return, instead, he and his party perished ONLY 3 miles away from safety.
Scott Terra's birth name is Scott Weston Terra.
The Discovery served as transit for the first expedition: Terra Nova, the second.