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Articles- About the expedition (below)
Articles from the British National Antarctic Expedition
The following 7 articles are from the British National Antarctic Expedition:
- Ernest Shackleton's scientific notes made during the Discovery expedition
- A carved mahogany post box, used during the expedition for posting articles for publication
- A draft of a poem, by Ernest Shackleton, for publication in the expedition magazine
- An article, by Robert Falcon Scott, for publication in the expedition magazine
- Ernest Shackleton's first Antarctic sledging diary. February 1902
- A letter from Ernest Shackleton to Captain Gordon, September 1902
- Ernest Shackleton
About the expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition undertook the first extensive exploration on land in Antarctica. The expedition set up base at McMurdo Sound and sledging parties carried out recognisance and scientific programmes. A three-man sledge party consisting of Robert Falcon Scott, Ernest Shackleton and Edward Wilson achieved a furthest south of 82 degrees 17 minutes South on 30 December 1902. The expedition ship, Discovery, commissioned and built especially for the expedition was beset in McMurdo Sound from 1902-1904