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The expedition was abandoned when its Russian ship became stuck in unusually large amounts of sea ice. 2013 – In December 2013 the Expeditions 7 Team led by Scott Brady made a successful east-to-west crossing in four-wheel drive vehicles from Novolazarevskaya to the Ross Ice Shelf via the Scott-Amundsen South Pole Station.
English: Map showing the polar journeys of the Scott's Terra Nova expedition (green) and Amundsen's expedition (red) to reach the South Pole Français : Carte montrant les parcours de l'expédition Terra Nova de Scott (vert) et celle d'Amundsen (rouge) pour atteindre le Pôle Sud
The Alph River is a small river in Antarctica, running into Walcott Bay, Victoria Land. It is in an ice-free region at the west of the Koettlitz Glacier , Scott Coast . The Alph emerges from Trough Lake and flows through Walcott Lake , Howchin Lake , and Alph Lake .
My mom and I went on a 21-day expedition cruise aboard the Seabourn Pursuit for $26,000 each.. We went on excursions and saw wildlife throughout Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and Georgia ...
On the expedition in the Gerlache Strait, biologist Emil Racoviță made several discoveries, including a flightless midge fly that was later formally named Belgica antarctica by the Belgian entomologist Jean-Charles Jacobs. [1] The Gerlache Strait has spiky blue icebergs, and is widely considered a great spot for whale-watching.
The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was an expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913. Led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott , the expedition had various scientific and geographical objectives.
When James Rameson stepped on land in Antarctica during an expedition cruise last month, it’s possible it was the first time anyone had ever set foot on that part of the ice-covered continent ...
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899 was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region. Led by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery aboard the RV Belgica , it was the first Belgian Antarctic expedition and is considered the first expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration .