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Discovery of King Edward VII Land

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

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1902Date range
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Chronological records

1902

Robert Falcon Scott30 January 1902

King Edward VII Land · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

The Discovery follows the Barrier to its eastern extremity where, on 30 January, the land predicted by Ross was confirmed, and named King Edward VII Land

Names involved

Robert Falcon Scott

Provenance

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