Snow Gallery

Southern sledge journey

Group of men sitting and standing on the snow, pose for the camera. Back row, third from left: Captain Scott, fourth from left: Ernest Shackleton. Sledge flags flying. Photographer: Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery)

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Dogs, Flags, Ice, Men, Sledges, Sledging, Snow

Group of Emperor Penguins on the ice with snow covered rocks in background

Photographer: Charles William Rawson Royds (1876-1931). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). Endemic to the Antarctic the Emperor penguin is one of the largest of all birds. Scientific name: Aptenodytes forsteri

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Birds, Ice, Penguins, Snow

Eva about to ascend, 4 February 1902

Photographer: Reginald William Skelton (1872-1956). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). The first Antarctic flight was an ascent in a tethered hydrogen balloon, named Eva. They reached about 250m. In the photograph men are standing on the ice beside the inflated observation balloon. The ship Discovery is moored up alongside the ice behind them

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