One Ton Depot
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- Eleven Miles from One Ton Scott, Amundsen, and the Fatal Margin on the Antarctic Barrier · Liszt Think
On January 17, 1912, Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole only to find Roald Amundsen’s Norwegian flag already planted.
- The First Depot Lies Unmarked…ge—Safety Camp—down to 80°S, for use on the polar journey the following spring. The final depot would be the largest, and would be known as One Ton Depot. The work was to be carried out by 12 men, the eight fittest ponies, and two dog teams; ice conditions had prevented the use of the motor s…
- The Winter of Companionship…hinery permitted. The second journey, equally vital, would establish the final depot at latitude 79° 29′ S—the point the men already called One Ton Depot, for the quantity of supplies it was meant to hold. For this second party Scott selected Lieutenant Edward ‘Teddy’ Evans, his second-in-com…
- The Second Depot and the Mounted Sledge…thless simplicity that the continent rewarded. The second depot journey began in earnest on 27 September 1911. Its purpose was to establish One Ton Depot at 80° South, approximately 140 miles from Cape Evans. This depot would hold the supplies for the polar party’s return march: food, fuel, t…