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Robert Falcon Scott was a British Royal Navy officer who led two Antarctic expeditions, reaching the South Pole in January 1912 only to find Roald Amundsen had arrived five weeks earlier; he and his party died on the return journey.
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How did Robert Falcon Scott die?
Scott and his four companions died on the return journey from the South Pole in 1912, succumbing to exhaustion, cold, and starvation. They had reached the Pole on January 17, 1912, only to find that Roald Amundsen had arrived roughly five weeks earlier.
Who was in Scott's final polar party?
Scott's final polar party included Edward Wilson, Henry 'Birdie' Bowers, Lawrence 'Titus' Oates, and Edgar Evans. Evans died near the Beardmore Glacier, and Oates famously walked out of the tent into a blizzard in a self-sacrificing act to give his companions a better chance.
What were the names of Robert Falcon Scott's two Antarctic expeditions?
Scott led the Discovery Expedition from 1901 to 1904 and the Terra Nova Expedition from 1910 to 1913. The Terra Nova Expedition was the one during which he reached the South Pole and died on the return journey.
How did Scott's South Pole approach differ from Amundsen's?
Scott's party used motor sledges, ponies, dogs, and man-hauling, while Amundsen relied primarily on dogs and skis. Amundsen reached the Pole on December 14, 1911, about 34 days before Scott's party arrived on January 17, 1912.
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