5th of October
Historical Antarctic
Pictures and Events
Robert Falcon Scott, British Antarctic Expedition (South Pole Expedition) on the ship Terra Nova, 1910 - 1913.
1911 - Birdie Bowers and Victor the pony. Bowers started to exercise (Victor) by riding him.
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"I'll soon get used to him,"
He said one day when Victor had just deposited him in the tide-crack
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"to say nothing of his getting used to me,"
He added in a more subdued voice.
Ernest Shackleton, British Antarctic Expedition on the ship Nimrod, 1907- 1909.
1908 - Edgeworth David, Douglas Mawson and Alistair Mackay set off on a manhauling trip to attempt to reach the Southern Magnetic Pole. It will involve a return journey of 1,260 miles (2,027 km) over 4 months on foot.
