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Pennell, Harry
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petrels,
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Plymouth,
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Pole to Pole Transglobe Expedition,
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ponies,
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Ponting, Herbert,

joins Scott’s expedition,
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as photographer,
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and cinematography,
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escapes from whales,
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darkroom,
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in winter months,
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discussion about suicide with Oates,
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subsequent career and death,
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Port Chalmers,
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Portsmouth,
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Possession Island,
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Pretoria,
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Priestley, Raymond,
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Rennick, Henry,
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Resolution
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Reuters,
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Rhosili,
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Robertson Bay,
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Rodin, Auguste,
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Ross, James Clark,
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Ross Ice Shelf
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Ross Island,
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Ross Sea,
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Royal Albert Hall,
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Royal Artillery,
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Royal Geographical Society,
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Royal Indian Marine Service,
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Royal Navy

Discovery
expedition members from,
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Scott’s career in,
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Terra Nova
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Royal Society,
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Royal Society Range,
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‘Royal Terror Theatre’,
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Royal Yacht Squadron,
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Royds, Lieutenant Charles,
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Safety Camp,
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St Kitts,
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St Paul’s Cathedral,
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San Francisco,
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Savio,
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Saxon
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Scott, Archie (brother of Captain Scott),
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Scott, Ettie
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Ellison-Macartney, Ettie (née Scott)

Scott, Grace (sister of Captain Scott),
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Scott Hannah (née Canning; mother of Captain Scott),
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Scott, John (father of Captain Scott),
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Scott, Katherine (sister of Captain Scott),
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Scott, Kathleen (née Bruce, wife of Captain Scott),

relationship with Scott,
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early life,
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wedding,
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birth of son,
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travels south,
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parting from Scott,
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after Scott’s departure,
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letters from Scott,
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after Scott’s death,
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mentioned,
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Scott, Peter Markham (son of Captain Scott),
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Scott, Captain Robert Falcon

and Markham,
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early life and career,
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appointed to command Antarctic expedition,
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preparations for expedition,
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leads
Discovery
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reception in England,
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domestic affairs,
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lectures,
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writes book,
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plans to return to Antarctica,
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meets and marries Kathleen,
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announces Antarctic expedition,
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birth of son,
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preparations for second expedition,
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fund-raising,
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departure of
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learns of Amundsen’s plans,
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in Lyttelton,
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departure for Antarctica,
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journey to Antarctica,
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early months in Antarctica,
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winter months,
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prepares to travel south,
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journey to Pole,
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reaches Pole,
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return journey,
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colleagues anxious about fate of,
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search party discovers body of,
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reasons for failure,
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British reaction to heroism of,
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Scott, Rose (sister of Captain Scott),
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Scott, Sir Walter,
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Scott Memorial Fund,
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Scott of the Antarctic
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Scott Polar Research Institute,
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Scottish Royal Geographical Society,
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scurvy,
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seals,
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Seaver, George,
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Shackleton, Ernest Henry

on Scott’s first Antarctic expedition,
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and Scott’s return,
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Antarctic expedition led by,
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plans to explore western coastline of Antarctica,
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further expeditions,
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death,
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Shambles Camp,
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Sharpe, Bartholomew,
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Shaw, George Bernard,
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Siberia,
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Simonstown,
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Simpson, Dr George,
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Skelton, Reginald,
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Skene, William Forbes,
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Smith, Reginald,
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Smith, William,
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Smuts, Jan Christian,
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Smyth, Tommy,
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Solomon, Susan (temperatures on Polar journey)
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Souper, Oriana
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Wilson, Oriana (‘Ory’; née Souper)

South Africa,
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South Georgia,
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South Hampstead High School for Girls,
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South Polar Times
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South Pole

conditions at,
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and early explorers,
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Scott’s first journey towards,
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and Shackleton’s expedition,
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and Americans,
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and Scott’s aims,
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