1911 18th February
Northern Party Landed
Terra Nova lands Campbell's Northern Party at Cape Adare.
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Terra Nova Northern Party
Victor Campbell's field party at Cape Adare and Evans Coves. This page combines historical context with 5 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Terra Nova archive.
Historical context
Terra Nova Northern Party: overview and significance
What happened?
Victor Campbell led the expedition's Northern Party, first based at Cape Adare and later transferred south. Heavy ice prevented Terra Nova from collecting the party as planned, forcing six men to survive an unexpected Antarctic winter.
Why was it important?
The Northern Party's isolation became one of the expedition's most demanding survival episodes and demonstrates the risks faced by field parties whose movements depended on uncertain sea-ice conditions.
World History Database records
Terra Nova Northern Party timeline
The records below are selected from the 89-record Terra Nova archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1911
1912
1912 4th January
Northern Party Transfer South
Campbell's Northern Party leaves Cape Adare aboard Terra Nova for a second season of geological work farther south.
1912 17th February
Northern Party Pickup Missed
Campbell returns to the pickup area, but heavy sea ice prevents Terra Nova from reaching the stranded six-man party.
1912 February
Northern Party Stranded
Becomes stranded when Terra Nova cannot return through heavy ice.
1912 February
Terra Nova Cannot Collect Party
Campbell's six men face an unexpected Antarctic winter.
Editorial provenance
Sources and editorial review
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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