Historical place archive

Cape Adare in History

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

8 records8 event labels3 people1902–1912

Historical events in Cape Adare

1902

9 January 1902
Discovery Expedition
Robert Falcon Scott · Exploration and Discovery

The Discovery arrives at Cape Adare

1911

18 February 1911
Cape Adare Base Established
Victor Lindsey Campbell · Exploration and Discovery

The six-man party prepares to winter and conduct scientific work.

18 February 1911
Northern Party Landed
Victor Lindsey Campbell · Exploration and Discovery

Terra Nova lands Campbell's Northern Party at Cape Adare.

18 February 1911
Northern Party Landing
Victor Lindsey Campbell · Exploration and Discovery

Leads the Northern Party landed at Cape Adare.

18 February 1911
Northern Party Lands at Cape Adare
Raymond Edward Priestley · Exploration and Discovery

Priestley lands with Campbell's six-man Northern Party to begin geological work from Cape Adare.

June 1911
Cape Adare Wintering
Victor Lindsey Campbell · Exploration and Discovery

Campbell's Northern Party winters at Cape Adare.

June 1911
Northern Party Scientific Programme
Victor Lindsey Campbell · Exploration and Discovery

The group conducts meteorological, geological and biological observations.

1912

4 January 1912
Northern Party Transfer South
Victor Lindsey Campbell · Exploration and Discovery

Campbell's Northern Party leaves Cape Adare aboard Terra Nova for a second season of geological work farther south.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Cape Adare. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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