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Pack Ice Delay

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

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1910Date range
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Chronological records

1910

Robert Falcon ScottDecember 1910

Ross Sea · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Terra Nova battles heavy pack ice in the Ross Sea.

Robert Falcon Scott1910

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

On its journey from New Zealand to the Antarctic, Terra Nova was trapped in pack ice for 20 days far longer than other ships had experienced, which meant a late-season arrival.

Names involved

Robert Falcon Scott

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