Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Discovery 1901-1904 Sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society, Scott led the British National Antarctic Expedition with the goal of geographical exploration from a ...

The Discovery expedition was one of the first official British explorations of the Antarctic. It launched the careers of Ernest Shackleton, Dr Edward Adrian Wilson and expedition leader Robert Falcon ...

Also heading south was the well-advertised British Antarctic Expedition, under the command ... Amundsen left a letter for Norway's King Haakon VII on special notepaper he had brought, "and a ...

British members of a tri-service military and civilian research team have set off on an Antarctic expedition to research the metabolic cost of sustained polar travel. The team, sponsored by BFBS ...

Robert Falcon Scott and his fellow explorers were given a farewell dinner before they left for the British Antarctic Expedition in June 1910. The lavish event was held in their honour at the Royal ...

He attracted the notice of the Royal Geographical Society, which appointed him to command the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904. The expedition - which included Ernest Shackleton ...

The Letter of Intent ensures closer co-operation Foreign Office minister for the Americas, the Caribbean, and British Overseas Territories, David Rutley, has been quite busy in his areas of influence.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of British explorer Ernest Shackleton ... South Pole and the longest unsupported Antarctic expedition. During the three-week expedition ...