view gallery |  Roald Amundsen and his Team - Oslo, Norway
in Antarctic Points of Interest This sculpture of Antarctic Explorer Roald Amundsen and his team is located at Norway's FRAM Maritime Museum in Oslo. posted by: Metro2 location: Oslo, Norway date approved: 2/5/2013 last visited: 7/12/2018 |
view gallery |  Robert Falcon Scott - City Hall - Cardiff, Wales.
in Antarctic Points of Interest Memorial bronze plaque for Robert Falcon Scott and his companions by W. Wheatley Wagstaff. Located on the staircase of City Hall, Cardiff, Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 11/5/2012 last visited: 2/15/2014 |
view gallery |  Sub-Antarctic Islands Ecosystem in the Biosphere at Montreal, Quebec, Canada
in Antarctic Points of Interest A sub-antarctic ecosystem maintained at the Biodome: a unique museum, research centre and teaching environment, at Montreal, Quebec, Canada posted by: Bird is the Word location: Québec, Canada date approved: 11/5/2012 last visited: 12/27/2020 |
view gallery |  RRS Discovery - Dundee, Scotland, UK
in Antarctic Points of Interest The RRS Discovery was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain. Designed for Antarctic research, she was launched in 1901. She is now the centrepiece of visitor attraction in her home, Dundee. posted by: tmob location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 8/27/2012 last visited: 9/25/2018 |
view gallery |  Grave of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Wheathamstead
in Antarctic Points of Interest Apsley Cherry-Garrard accompanied Captain RF Scott on the Southern Polar Expedition of 1912. He did not get to the pole, as a result he returned and lived to write "The Worst Journey in the World". posted by: flipflopnick location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 7/19/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Edgar Evans - Welsh Polar Explorer - Swansea - Wales.
in Antarctic Points of Interest Edgar Evans was born 1876 at Gower, Swansea, Wales. He was a member of the fatefull British Antarctic Expedition's attempt to reach the South Pole First. The 5 man team reached the Pole on 17th Jan 1912 but all perished on the return journey. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 7/19/2012 last visited: 8/2/2012 |
view gallery |  SS Terra Nova - figure head - National Museum of Wales.
in Antarctic Points of Interest In 1910 the British Antarctic Expedition, led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, hoping to be the first people to reach the South Pole. They departed from Cardiff Bay in the vessel SS Terra Nova, this is the Figure head from that ship. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 4/28/2012 last visited: 4/28/2013 |
view gallery |  Scott of the Antarctic - Cardiff Bay - Wales.
in Antarctic Points of Interest In 1910 the British Antarctic Expedition, led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, departed from Cardiff Bay in the vessel SS Terra Nova but the expedition ended tragically and never returned. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 4/12/2012 last visited: 8/18/2013 |
view gallery |  Antartica 100 Memorial - Cardiff Bay - Wales.
in Antarctic Points of Interest Terra Nova Expedition Centenary, commemorated by this monument 'Antartica 100 Memorial' located at the dock in Cardiff Bay, from which this fateful expedition departed Wales, for the South Pole. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 3/25/2012 last visited: 7/17/2017 |
view gallery |  Scott Memorial, Roath Park, Cardiff, Wales
in Antarctic Points of Interest Monument to Scott of the Antarctic.
Captain Scott, set sail in the S.S.Terra Nova, from Cardiff, in Wales, on his expedition to Antarctica in 1910. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 3/3/2012 last visited: 4/23/2013 |
view gallery |  Tomb of Jules Dumont d'Urville - Paris, France
in Antarctic Points of Interest This monument celebrates Jules Dumont d'Urville and the Astrolabe...the French explorer and ship that discovered what is now known as Adelie Land in Antarctica in 1840. posted by: Metro2 location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 11/14/2011 last visited: 1/31/2021 |
view gallery |  Ice Runway
in Antarctic Points of Interest The Ice Runwayis the principal runway for the US Antarctic Program during the summer Antarctic field season due to its proximity to McMurdo Station. posted by: OshnDoc location: Antarctica date approved: 10/7/2011 last visited: 2/4/2003 |
view gallery |  Williams Field
in Antarctic Points of Interest Williams Field or Willy Field is a United States Antarctic Program airfield in Antarctica. Williams Field consists of two snow runways located on approximately 8 meters (25 ft) of compacted snow, lying on top of 80 meters (262 ft) of ice. posted by: OshnDoc location: Antarctica date approved: 10/6/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pegasus Field
in Antarctic Points of Interest Pegasus Field is an airstrip in Antarctica, the southernmost of three airfields serving McMurdo Station. Pegasus is a white ice runway capable of handling wheeled aircraft year-round. posted by: OshnDoc location: Antarctica date approved: 10/6/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Paradise Bay
in Antarctic Points of Interest Paradise Bay, a natural harbor on the West Antarctic Peninsula is one of the places that has received its name for its beauty. posted by: OshnDoc location: Antarctica date approved: 9/22/2011 last visited: 2/5/2017 |
view gallery |  Deception Island
in Antarctic Points of Interest Deception Island (62°57'S, 60°38'W)is an island located in the South Shetland Islands off the northwest side of the Antarctic Peninsula and has been a focus of human activity in Antarctica since the early 1820s with the hunting of seal. posted by: OshnDoc location: Antarctica date approved: 9/22/2011 last visited: 3/9/2022 |
view gallery |  Chapel of the Snows
in Antarctic Points of Interest Built in the late 1980s to replace the original church that was destroyed by fire, the chapel has a nice view overlooking McMurdo Sound, Hut point and the mountains. posted by: OshnDoc location: Antarctica date approved: 9/22/2011 last visited: 2/10/2007 |
view gallery |  Robert Falcon Scott Statue - Europe - Waterloo Place, London, UK
in Antarctic Points of Interest A statue to Robert Falcon Scott - Captain Royal Navy. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 8/8/2011 last visited: 4/5/2019 |
view gallery |  Piece of Antarctica in the Tribune Tower - Chicago, IL
in Antarctic Points of Interest This piece of Antarctica is located near the intersection of Illinois St. and Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 7/5/2011 last visited: 8/1/2016 |
view gallery |  Robert Forde Memorial - Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
in Antarctic Points of Interest Memorial honoring early Antarctic explorer located on the waterfront in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. posted by: BruceS location: Ireland date approved: 1/4/2011 last visited: 5/14/2012 |
view gallery |  Edgar Evans Memorial - St. Mary's Church - Rhossili, Swansea County, Wales
in Antarctic Points of Interest Memorial to member of the Scott Expedition to Antarctica located in parish church in the small village of Rhossili on the Gower Peninsula in south Wales posted by: BruceS location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 1/4/2011 last visited: 7/11/2013 |
view gallery |  National Maritime Museum - Greenwich, UK
in Antarctic Points of Interest National Maritime Museum in Greenwich has interesting display of artifacts from Antarctic exploration. posted by: BruceS location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 11/8/2010 last visited: 5/1/2022 |
view gallery |  Polar Museum - Scott Polar Research Institute - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
in Antarctic Points of Interest The Polar Museum as part of the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge University has displays for the exploration of both the north and south polar regions. posted by: BruceS location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 10/10/2010 last visited: 12/23/2015 |
view gallery |  Lt. Commander Donald Richard Walk
in Antarctic Points of Interest A plaque dedicated to the namesake for the Walk Glacier, Antarctica posted by: redtailforester location: Pennsylvania date approved: 8/23/2010 last visited: 10/8/2011 |
view gallery |  Captain Scott Statue. Christchurch. New Zealand.
in Antarctic Points of Interest Christchurch was the New Zealand base for the British Antarctic expeditions in 1901 and 1910. Captain Scott's final voyage reached the South Pole 25 January, 1912. Returning from the South Pole Captain Scott and his companions perished. posted by: Punga and Paua location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 4/30/2010 last visited: 3/17/2015 |
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