robert falcon scott

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Definition of robert falcon scott in English English dictionary

born June 6, 1868, Devonport, Devon, Eng. died March 29, 1912, Antarctica British explorer. He joined the Royal Navy in 1880, proved his competence leading an Antarctic expedition (1901-04), and was promoted to captain. In 1910 he embarked on a second expedition, and in October 1911 he and 11 others started overland for the South Pole. After their motor sledges broke down and seven men returned to base camp, Scott and four others trekked for 81 days to reach the pole in January 1912, only to find that Roald Amundsen had preceded them by about a month. Exhausted and beset by bad weather and insufficient supplies, the men died on the return trip, Scott and the last two survivors only 11 miles from their base camp. In England Scott was celebrated as a national hero for his courage, though his judgment has been questioned

Related Terms

Captain Robert Falcon Scott

an officer in the British navy, who is often called Scott of the Antarctic. He made two journeys to the Antarctic to try to be the first person to reach the South Pole. He and his group reached the South Pole in 1912, shortly after the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, but Scott's group all died on the way back. His journal, in which he describes their terrible journey, was discovered a year later (1868-1912)

Robert Scott

{i} (1868-1912) English explorer who reached the South Pole a month after Roald Amundsen

Hyphenation

Rob·ert fal·con Scott

Turkish pronunciation

räbırt fälkın skät

Pronunciation

/ˈräbərt ˈfalkən ˈskät/ /ˈrɑːbɜrt ˈfælkən ˈskɑːt/