Scott vs. Amundsen
A day-by-day account of the race to the South Pole
April 11, 2013
April 1913
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Amundsen Nansen in late 1913. [1] Amundsen wrote to Nansen that he was suspending preparations for the Arctic drift. "You, Herr P...
February 13, 2013
February 1913
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Amundsen Amundsen could not bring himself to write a letter of condolence to the RGS, and got Leon to do it for him. "Scott," L...
February 12, 2013
Wednesday, 12 February 1913
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Scott The Terra Nova put in at Lyttelton, to find flags at half-mast. "Yes, Scott is dead, the adventure is at an end," wrote...
February 10, 2013
Monday, 10 February 1913
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Scott The Wellington Evening Post , 10 February, 1913. [1] The Terra Nova arrived at Oamaru, New Zealand. Because of press contracts, ...
January 20, 2013
Monday, 20 January 1913
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Scott The cross on Observation Hill, photographed in December 1990 by Michael Van Woert, NOAA NESDIS, ORA . [1] "After 28 hours...
January 19, 2013
Sunday, 19 January 1913
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Scott A panorama of the interior of the hut at Cape Evans, January 2000. It remains much as it was when abandoned in January 1913. Photo b...
January 18, 2013
Saturday, 18 January 1913
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Scott " Terra Nova in sight," Gran wrote in his diary. "Hurrah! Hurrah! Great jubilation. Hurrah!" [1] The ship, s...
January 4, 2013
Saturday, 4 January 1913
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Amundsen Johansen, his alcoholism exacerbated by the disappointments of the Antarctic journey, committed suicide in a Christiania park. He...
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