| − | '''Robert Falcon Scott''' (1868-1912), popularly known as Captain Scott or Scott of the Antarctic, was a [[British]] polar explorer. He joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1882 and in 1900 was appointed leader of the British [[Antarctic]] Expedition, despite having no previous experience of polar research. This expedition, known as the ''Discovery'' Expedition after the ship used, lasted from 1901 to 1904. Among other things it determined the nature and extent of the Ross Ice Shelf, and on one oif many sledging expeditions into the interior Scott and his companions Edward Wilson and [[Ernest Shackleton]] reached a record south of 82 deg 17 min. | + | '''Robert Falcon Scott''' (1868-1912), popularly known as Captain Scott or Scott of the Antarctic, was a [[British]] polar explorer. He joined the [[Royal Navy]] in 1882 and in 1900 was appointed leader of the British [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Expedition, despite having no previous experience of polar research. This expedition, known as the ''Discovery'' Expedition after the ship used, lasted from 1901 to 1904. Among other things it determined the nature and extent of the Ross Ice Shelf, and on one oif many sledging expeditions into the interior Scott and his companions Edward Wilson and [[Ernest Shackleton]] reached a record south of 82 deg 17 min. |