16 February 1900
Farthest South
Travels south over the Barrier to about 78 degrees 50 minutes south, setting a new farthest south mark
Historical place archive
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Travels south over the Barrier to about 78 degrees 50 minutes south, setting a new farthest south mark
Lands on the Great Ice Barrier and opens a route that later expeditions use toward the interior
Begins depot-laying journeys across the Ross Ice Shelf to prepare the route toward the Pole
Gran's ski is used in the cross erected above the snow cairn covering the final camp of Scott, Wilson and Bowers.
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