Captain Robert Falcon Scott, CVO, RN, (6 June 1868 - 29 March 1912) was a Royal Naval officer and Antarctic explorer. In the so-called "Race to the South Pole" Scott came second, behind the Norwegian Roald Amundsen; he and his four companions died whilst trying to return to their base. Scott has become the most famous, and tragic, hero of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Wikipedia
On the evening of October 12, 1910, Captain Robert F. Scott of the British Royal Navy arrived in Melbourne, Australia. www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_southpole/index.html
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This site is dedicated to the stamps, postal history and heroic explorers of the great White Continent. Inside you will find extensive biographical data on the early explorers in addition to significant statistics and examples of the philately of Antarct www.south-pole.com
