Cape Evans
Books
- 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.
- Terra Nova Leaves Cardiff…y cameras necessary for survey work. The physicists had instruments for measuring atmospheric electricity. Everything required transport to Cape Evans, the winter quarters Scott had selected at latitude 77° 38′ 24″ S., fifteen statute miles north of the Discovery’s old anchorage. From ther…
- The Rival’s Telegram…attributing specific positions to named individuals. Some officers argued for acceleration: press south immediately, establish the base at Cape Evans or Cape Royds without the planned interval in New Zealand, begin depot-laying in the earliest possible season. Others urged adherence to th…
- The Ice Dock at Cape Evans…g an expedition now shadowed by a rival timeline, its original methodical logic under strain. On 4 January 1911, he wrote of the landing at Cape Evans, the small promontory of volcanic rock fifteen statute miles north of the Discovery’s old anchorage, where Scott had decided to plant the w…