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Scott, Terra Nova and the earlier British Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904. This page combines historical context with 6 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Terra Nova archive.
Historical context
Several Terra Nova participants had experience from Scott's earlier Discovery Expedition. Terra Nova herself had served as a relief ship during the final phase of that expedition.
The Discovery years provided Scott and several colleagues with Antarctic experience and established scientific and geographical objectives that the 1910–1913 expedition sought to extend.
World History Database records
The records below are selected from the 89-record Terra Nova archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
Discovery Expedition
While the Morning is refitted for another relief voyage, this time organised by the Admiralty rather than the Royal Geographical Society, she sails south again in November, in company with a second relief ship, Terra Nova.
Discovery Expedition
The relief ship Morning returned, this time with a second ship, the Terra Nova.
Discovery Expedition
The Terra Nova relief ship meets Discovery. Evans leads men laying explosives to blast a channel through eight miles of ice, helping free Discovery shortly before a heavy gale strikes.
Discovery Expedition
Most of the ice suddenly broke up, and Morning and Terra Nova are at last able to sail alongside Discovery.
Discovery Expedition
Borchgrevink retained his interest in Antarctic matters, visiting Captain Scott shortly before the Terra Nova sailed on Scotts last Antarctic expedition.
Terra Nova Expedition Participation
Tom Crean accompanies Scott on the Terra Nova expedition, bringing experience gained during the earlier Discovery Expedition.
Editorial provenance
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database Terra Nova records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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