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Beardmore Glacier Reached

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1911

Robert Falcon Scott9 December 1911

Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Scott's travelling parties reach the foot of the Beardmore Glacier, ending the pony stage and beginning the climb toward the Polar Plateau.

Robert Falcon Scott9 December 1911

Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

The expedition reaches the foot of the Beardmore Glacier after the difficult Barrier stage.

Names involved

Robert Falcon Scott

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