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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton 1874-1922, British antarctic explorer, b. Ireland. The first of his voyages to Antarctica was made as a member of the expedition (1901-4) of Robert F. Scott . Shackleton was invalided home in 1903, but the experience gained on the Scott expedition aided him greatly as... Read more
Sir Robert Falcon Scott Sir Robert Falcon Scott
Scott, Sir Robert Falcon (1868–1912). Scott had entered the navy as a boy in 1880 and by 1897 was a lieutenant and torpedo officer. He was noticed by Sir Clements Markham whose influence led to his appointment as leader of the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Society Antarctic... Read more
Lawrence Edward Grace Oates Lawrence Edward Grace Oates
Oates, Lawrence Edward Grace (1880–1912). Having entered the army in 1898, Oates saw service in the South African War. His interest in sailing, hunting, and kindred pursuits led him to apply for a post on Scott's 1910 expedition to the Antarctic. He was in charge of the ponies and was chosen... Read more
Wilkes Expedition Wilkes Expedition
Wilkes Expedition (1838–1842).Beginning in the 1820s, New England merchants seeking new regions in which to hunt seals and whales, and U.S. Navy officers hoping to extend the reach of American naval influence, joined with American scientists to persuade Congress to authorize a naval... Read more
Robert Falcon Scott Robert Falcon Scott
Robert Falcon Scott 1868-1912, British naval officer and antarctic explorer. He commanded two noted expeditions to Antarctica . The first expedition (1901-4), in the Discovery, organized jointly by the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Society and well equipped for scientific research,... Read more
Marie Byrd Land Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land area of W Antarctica , E of the Ross Shelf Ice and the Ross Sea and S of the Amundsen Sea; the Ford Ranges lie in the northwest part. The region was discovered and claimed for the United States by Richard E. Byrd in 1929. Much of this region was explored during the second Byrd... Read more
George Wilkins Kendall George Wilkins Kendall
George Wilkins Kendall 1809-67, American journalist, b. near Amherst, N.H. After a succession of journalistic jobs, he was a partner in founding (1837) the New Orleans Picayune. In 1841 he joined the disastrous Texan expedition to Santa Fe, sponsored by the president of Texas, Mirabeau Lamar, in... Read more
T W E David T W E David
T. W. E. David (Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth), 1858-1935, Australian geologist and explorer, b. near Cardiff, Wales. David came to Australia in 1882 as an assistant geological surveyor. In 1891 he was appointed professor of geology and physical geography at the Univ. of Sydney. He was part of the ... Read more
Vilhjalmur Stefansson Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Wilkins, Sir George Hubert (1888–1958), Australian polar explorer, born at Mount Bryan East, South Australia. He served as second in command and photographer to the Canadian Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879–1962) on the latter's third expedition to the Canadian Arctic in 1913. He left it... Read more
Sir Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson 1882-1958, Australian antarctic explorer and geologist, b. England. His first geographical expedition was to the New Hebrides Islands as a geologist in 1903. As a member of the scientific staff of Sir Ernest Shackleton's south polar expedition (1907-9), Mawson took part in the... Read more

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