Commemorating Captain Robert Falcon Scott's 1910-13 expedition

“Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every …man”

Captain Scott’s message to the public, March 1912.  

 

2010 - 2013 marks the centenaries associated with Captain Robert Falcon Scott's British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition. A series of world wide initiatives are planned:

 

Scott 100 (an initative by Antarctica 100) brings together details of many of the events being organised internationally to commemorate the expedition's achievements.

  

The Scott Polar Research Institute is republishing Captain Scott's last journals as a daily blog.  SPRI's museum  also reopened in June 2010 following a major refurbishment.

 

International Scott Centenary Expedition.   In January 2012, members of ISCE2012 will undertake an expedition to Captain Scott’s last camp site and hold a commemorative service.  Along the way they plan to raise public awareness of the achievements of the expedition, their role in advancing polar research and to celebrate the spirit and values associated with Captain Scott and his men.

  

The Dundee Heritage Trust's 'The Race to the Pole - Terra Nova Centenary Exhibition'  is on show from 12 June to 02 December 2010. 

 

The Scott Polar Research Institute, the Royal Geographical Society and the Alexander Turnbull Library all hold excellent online historical photographic collections associated with the expeditions.

 

 

Further Information

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