Chronciles the 1912 expeditions to Antarctica, including those by Roald Amundsen, Wilhelm Filchner, and Douglas Mawson.
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"On March 8, 1912, the front page of The Daily Chronicle trumpeted "The South Pole discovered," marking Roald Amundsen's triumph over the tragic Robert Scott. Yet behind all the headlines there was a much bigger story. Antarctica was awash with expeditions. In 1912, five teams r…
The rivalry between Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen is a familiar story; what fewer people know is that, in 1912, five separate teams were exploring beyond the limits of the known world: Scott for Britain, Amundsen for Norway, Mawson for Australasia, Filchner for Germany and Shi…
Chronicles the 1912 expeditions to Antarctica, including those by Robert Scott, Roald Amundsen, Nobu Shirase, Wilhelm Filchner, and Douglas Mawson. "Chris Turney shows how their discoveries marked the dawn of a new age in our understanding of the natural world. He makes use of o…