The National Antarctic (Discovery) Expedition 1901 - 1904

 

Read about the National Antarctic (Discovery) Expedition 1901 - 1904 (the first expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott) whose expedition base is located Hut Point, Ross Island, Antarctica.

History of the National Antarctic [Discovery] Expedition
Meet the Crew
History of the Occupation of Hut Point by Other Expeditions
Chronology of the Site 1902 - 2003
Plan of the Hut Layout
Image Gallery of Historic and Modern Photos
Go back to "Introduction to the Expedition Bases under our Care"
Further Reading

 

 

 

  "We are near spent as three persons can be"

Captain Scott on their return from travelling 300 miles farther south than anyone before and only 480 miles from the Pole National Antarctic (Discovery) Expedition 1901-04

 

 

 

<p>The Beginning of the Great Southern Journey. Canterbury Museum Credit 301902</p>
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<p>The Beginning of the Great Southern Journey. Canterbury Museum Credit 301902</p>
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