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This photograph is a composite image made by Ponting to capture the desolation of the Polar Party.

Final letters mark centenary of Scott’s last march

12 Nov 2012

A new collection of the last letters of Captain Scott and the Pole Party has been released to mark the centenary of the discovery of their bodies in...

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Foundering in soft snow: Bowers' sledge team; Wilson pushing; Oates and PO Evans repairing, Beardmore Glacier, 13 December 1911

Celebrating the centenary of Captain Scott reaching the South Pole

17 Jan 2012

Tuesday 17 January 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the first British team reaching the South Pole. Founded as a memorial to Captain Scott and his...

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freezeframe

Freeze Frame: through the eyes of the polar explorers

01 Jan 2009

An ambitious project is making accessible some of the most important visual resources for research into international polar exploration.

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Mosaic of the Arctic

Polar science: IPY and SPRI

01 Jun 2007

The largest coordinated programme of international polar activities in 50 years – International Polar Year (IPY) – kicked off globally on 1 March...

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