Polar Exploration

Because Roald Amundsen was better prepared and had more luck than him.

That is a very simplistic way of looking at it.

1, Amundsen's route was shorter.

2, He had the better weather.

3, Amundsen's journey was simply a dash for the Pole. He did no surveying, no scientific work, in fact during the journey only two photographs were taken.

Scott's scientific work was that much that scientists only finished analysing it in the 1960's.

Robert Falcon Scott was racing against Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen to be the first to reach the South Pole. Amundsen ultimately beat Scott to the pole in 1911. Scott's expedition ended tragically with the loss of all members on their return journey.

The first person to reach the North Pole is disputed, but some sources credit Robert Peary for reaching the North Pole in 1909. However, there are claims that other explorers like Frederick Cook or Roald Amundsen reached it earlier.

A search party of men from his Terra Nova expedition found his tent eight months after he had perished with his two companions.

The Search Party was divided into two teams. The first consisted of Charles Wright (Physicist), Tryggve Gran (ski instructor), Edward Nelson (biologist), Tom Crean (P.O. RN), Frederick Hooper (steward, late RN), Thomas Williamson (P.O. RN), Patrick Keohane (P.O. RN), and Bill Lashly (Chief Stoker RN), who led a team of mules.

The second team was a dog-sledge party of Dr Edward Atkinson (surgeon, parasitologist, and the highest ranked officer left after Scott's death), Apsley Cherry-Garrard (Assistant Zoologist), and Dmitri Gerof (dog handler).

These men built a snow cairn over the tent as a memorial monument and brought the news of Scott's death, as well as the men's diaries, photographs, and records, back to civilisation. The bodies of Scott's other two companions from the journey to the South Pole, Captain Lawrence Oates and P.O. Edgar Evans, were never found by the Search Party.

Two parties were involved in the search for Captain Robert F. Scott and the Polar Party, under the overall command of Dr Edward Atkinson (Lt-Surgeon RN). There was an eight-man mule party of Charles Wright (Physicist), Tryggve Gran (ski instructor), Edward Nelson (biologist), Tom Crean (P.O. RN), Frederick Hooper (steward, late RN), Thomas Williamson (P.O. RN , Patrick Keohane (P.O. RN), and Bill Lashly (Chief Stoker RN), under the command of Wright. They were joined by a dog party of Atkinson, Apsley Cherry-Garrard (Assistant Zoologist), and Dmitri Gerof (dog handler), under the command of Atkinson. The tent containing the bodies of Scott, Henry Bowers (Lt, RIM), and Dr Edward Wilson were found on 12 November 1912.

James Weddell accomplished the farthest south exploration of the Antarctic region in 1823, reaching a point at 74°15′S, which later became known as the Weddell Sea. He also discovered new sealing grounds in the Southern Ocean and made valuable contributions to the understanding of Antarctic geography and weather patterns.

John Davis was an English explorer who is known for his expeditions to the Arctic and the Davis Strait. He is credited with discovering and mapping large parts of the coastline of Greenland. Davis also made significant contributions to navigational knowledge of the Arctic region.

Robert Scott was a British naval officer and explorer who led two expeditions to Antarctica in the early 20th century. His most famous expedition, the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913), aimed to reach the South Pole. Although Scott and his team reached the pole only to find that they had been beaten by Roald Amundsen's party, the expedition contributed valuable scientific data and knowledge of Antarctic conditions. Scott's journals and accounts of the journey have provided insights into polar exploration and the challenges faced by early explorers.

I can think of better ways to die, than a slow lingering death from starvation and extreme cold. No, Scott did not commit suicide.
A number of factors have to be considered in the deaths of that team ranging from size of team going through to use of dogs, rations, gear used, weather and not leaving out bungling or just plain bad luck.

Richard Byrd is famous for being an American naval officer and explorer who made several flights over the North and South Poles in the early 20th century. He was the first to fly over the North Pole in 1926 and over the South Pole in 1929, establishing himself as a pioneer in polar exploration.

The rations allocated for the Scott crew were inadequate and nutritionally lacking, while Amundsen's contained the necessary B and C vitamins. Scott used ponies for hauling, while Amundsen used the more adaptable dogs. Amundsen's team had adequate fuel allocation, due to planning, that allowed them to melt ice to drink, while Scott had a shortage of fuel that did not allow them to melt ice into water, and thus suffered from dehydration.

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen led the first Russian expedition to Antarctica in 1819-1821 to explore and map the region. The primary objectives were to gather scientific data, expand Russian geographical knowledge, and search for new lands. The expedition also aimed to study the natural history and climate of Antarctica.

Roald Amundsen's purpose of exploration was to be the first to reach the South Pole. He wanted to achieve this feat before any other explorers, particularly Robert Falcon Scott's expedition.

Scott's crew came from at least six different countries. At the time of the Terra Nova expedition, Ireland was still part of Britain, so the separate countries represented amongst Scott's crew were Britain, Australia, Norway, Canada, Russia, and Ukraine.

The vast majority of the crew were British, and the majority of them came from England. However, there were four Irishmen (Tom Crean, Patrick Keohane, Robert Forde, and the dog driver Cecil Meares) and a Welshman (Edgar Evans).

The crew also included a Russian dog handler (Dmitri Gerof), a Ukrainian groom (Anton Omelchenko), a Canadian physicist (Charles Wright), a Norwegian ski instructor (Tryggve Gran), and two Australians (T. Griffith Taylor, the senior geologist, and Frank Debenham, another geologist).

There were many people involved with the Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica. The other officers included Edward Evans, Henry Robertson Bowers, Lawrence Edward Grace Oats and Edward Atkinson.

James Weddell died on the 9th September, 1834, at the age of 47.

Wrong pole, Peary went for the North Pole, which he claimed he reached on April 7th 1909, a claim which is still disputed today.

Scott is famous for his contributions to the field of wildlife conservation, particularly his work with endangered species like the African elephant and black rhinoceros. He has also gained recognition through his role as a television personality, appearing on wildlife documentaries that have captivated audiences worldwide. Additionally, Scott's unique approach to conservation, emphasizing the importance of community involvement and sustainable practices, has set him apart in the field.

Captain Robert Scott is known for leading the ill-fated British Antarctic Expedition to the South Pole in 1911-1912. Before this expedition, he served in the Royal Navy and had previous experience exploring the Antarctic region.

Some of the equipment taken on Roald Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole included fur clothing, sledges, skis, dog teams for transportation, provisions such as pemmican and biscuits, navigational instruments like sextants and chronometers, and communication tools such as flags and signal rockets.

he came 112 miles away from the geographic south pole.

No animals have been discovered at the exact South Pole as it has only been visited a few times. There are a number of insects and a few varieties of penguins that have been discovered elsewhere on Antarctica (closer to the water's edge).

No, Amundsen reached the Pole one month before Scott, in fact when Scott reached the pole he found the flag that Amundsen had placed there along with a tent with a picture of each member of the Norwegian team in.

The members of the British Antarctic Expedition 1910 (also known as the Terra Nova Expedition, after its ship), commanded by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, were spread across a number of different parties. The Shore Party based at the Cape Evans Hut on Ross Island consisted of:

Officers:

Captain Robert F. Scott, RN

Lt Edward R.G.R. Evans, RN

Dr Edward L. Atkinson (Lt-Surgeon, RN, parasitologist)

Henry R. Bowers (Lt, RIM)

Captain Lawrence E.G. Oates (6th Iniskilling Dragoons)

Tryggve Gran (Sub-Lieutenant, NR, ski instructor)

Scientific Staff:

Dr Edward Adrian Wilson (Chief of Scientific Staff, Senior Zoologist, Doctor, Artist)

Apsley Cherry-Garrard (Assistant Zoologist)

T. Griffith Taylor (Senior Geologist)

Frank Debenham (Geologist)

Charles S. Wright (physicist)

George C. Simpson (meteorologist)

Edward W. Nelson (biologist)

Messdeck:

Bill Lashly (Chief Stoker, RN)

Tom Crean (Coxswain, P.O. RN)

Edgar Evans (P.O. RN)

Patrick Keohane (P.O. RN)

William Robert Forde (P.O. RN)

Frederick Hooper (Steward, late RN)

Thomas Clissold (Cook, late RN)

Other:

Cecil H. Meares (senior dog handler)

Bernard C. Day (motor mechanic)

Herbert Ponting (expedition photographer)

Dmitri Gerof (dog handler)

Anton Omelchenko (groom)

Meares, Ponting, Day, Omelchenko, Taylor, Clissold, Forde, Lt Evans, and Simpson all left Cape Evans on the Terra Nova in March 1912. Walter W. Archer (Chief Steward, late RN) and Thomas S. Williamson (P.O. RN) both joined the expedition in 1912.

At the same time, another party, the Northern Party, was exploring the region around Cape Adare in Antarctica. This Party was commanded by Lt Campbell, the expedition's First Officer, and consisted of:

Lt Victor L.A. Campbell (Lt, RN)

Dr George Murray Levick (Lt-Surgeon, RN)

Dr Raymond E. Priestley (geologist)

George Abbott (P.O. RN)

Frank Browning (P.O. RN)

Harry Dickason (Able Seaman RN)

The expedition's ship, the Terra Nova, returned to Cape Evans three times, and therefore retained a large, mostly naval crew. The ship was commanded by Lt Harry L. L. Pennell (Lt RN). Other notable members of the Terra Nova's crew included James Paton (P.O. RN), who sailed with Terra Nova all three times and would go on to be the Boatswain on the Ross Sea Party's ship Aurora (part of Sir Ernest Shackleton's British Imperial Transantarctic Expedition), and Alfred Cheetham, who was Third Officer on the Endurance, the ship of the Weddel Sea Party of Shackleton's 1914 British Imperial Transantarctic Expedition.