Four Antarctic Expedition Bases - The history of the bases in the Ross Sea Region

In this section you will learn the reason behind why the Antarctic Heritage Trust exists.  Read the remarkable history behind each of the expedition bases and everything from bios on the crew members to a photographic galleries of original photographs.

Introduction to the History of the Antarctic Bases

Carsten Borchgrevink's British Southern Cross Expedition  1898-1900

 

Captain Robert Falcon Scott's National Antarctic Expedition  1901-04)

Sir Ernest Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09

Captain Robert Falcon Scott's British Antarctic  Expedition 1910-13

Antarctic Photo Gallery & Virtual Tours

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