Permanent historical factsheet

National Antarctic Expedition

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

2Records
1899–1900Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1899

Robert Falcon Scott11 June 1899

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

The British National Antarctic Expedition, later known as the Discovery Expedition, was a joint enterprise of the RGS and the Royal Society

1900

Ernest Henry Shackleton1900

South Pole · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

The National Antarctic Expedition accept Shackleton

Names involved

Ernest Henry ShackletonRobert Falcon Scott

Provenance

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