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Ben's Timeline

By tjps56c
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    Antarctic events

  • Scott is Born

    Scott is born in Plymouth, Devon, England
  • Admunsen is born

    Admunsen was born in Borge, Ostfold, Norway
  • Shackleton is born

    Shackleton was born in Kilkia, close to Dublin in Ireland
  • Mawson is born

    Mawson is born in Yorkshire, England
  • First expedition

    Scott sets out to Antarctica on the ship Discovery with Shackleton and Wilson to find the south pole
  • Scott returns home

    Scott arives in Britan on the Discovery and is a hero even though he didn't reach the south pole.
  • The great dispute

    Scott plans another expedition to the South Pole but is displeased that Shackleton also makes a bid at the South Pole and Scott denies him acess to the route they took last time
  • Nimrod expedition

    Shackleton sets out to the old Discovery base to cheat Scott and have his own attempt at the pole
  • Another attempt

    Shackleton starts his second attempt at the South Pole and passes the place where they turned back on the previous expedition but they didn't reach the pole.
  • The race

    Amundsen sends a telegram to Scott that it will be a race to the South Pole .
  • Amundsen arrives

    Amundsen arrives at his base in Antarctica,
  • Bad idea

    Amundsen tries to set out to early and has to turn back
  • Amundsen sets out

    Amundsen sets out on his trek towards the South Pole
  • Scott starts out

    Scott starts his trek towards the south pole
  • Victory

    Amundsen reaches the South Pole
  • Final dash

    Scott sends Some of his companions home and now there is only five left.
  • 2nd place

    Scott reaches the pole only to realise that Amundsen beat him.
  • Hero at home

    Amundsen arrives home and is a great hero
  • A tragic ending

    Scott dies with the rest of his party on the trip back to the base
  • Shackleton dies

    Shackleton dies.
  • A hero's death

    Amundsen disapears while flying on a rescue mission
  • Another death

    Mawson dies in Brighton, Australia