Historical place archive

Butter Point in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Butter Point in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1911–1911

Historical events in Butter Point

1911

January 1911
Western Geological Journey Begins
Thomas Griffith Taylor · Exploration and Discovery

The group begins geological exploration west of McMurdo Sound.

27 January 1911
Western Party Landed
Thomas Griffith Taylor · Exploration and Discovery

Terra Nova lands Taylor's Western Party near Butter Point.

Provenance

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