The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold From the Voyage of the Discovery And Scott's Last Expedition
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Captain Scottentered upon the enterprise with enthusiasm tempered by prudenceand sound sense. All had to be learnt by a thorough study of thehistory of Arctic traveling, combined with experience of differentconditions in the Antarctic Regions. Scott was the initiator andfounder of Antarctic sledge-traveling. His discoveries were of great importance. The survey and soundingsalong the Barrier cliffs, the discovery of King Edward Land, thediscovery of Ross Island and the other volcanic islets, the... examinationof the Barrier surface, the discovery of the Victoria Mountains--arange of great height and many hundreds[Page 204]of miles in length, which had only before been seen from a distanceout at sea--and above all the discovery of the great ice cap onwhich the South Pole is situated, by one of the most remarkablePolar journeys on record. His small but excellent scientific staffworked hard and with trained intelligence, their results beingrecorded in twelve large quarto volumes. The great discoverer had no intention of losing touch with hisbeloved profession though resolved to complete his Antarctic work.
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