When You See These Black And White Photographs Turned To Color You Will Realize How Much We Have Developed

Meteorologist Charles Wright And Geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor Inspect An Iceberg

The beginning of the 20th century saw an increased explorer obsession with the Arctic as various crews prepared themselves to race for the South Pole – an uncharted part of the world! The Terra Nova Expedition was launched in 1911 by Robert Falcon Scott of England with the South Pole as his destination. This would become a fierce voyage that would only end on January 16, 1912, when the crew jubilantly disembarked onto the frosty wastes. But their joy was snuffed out when they spotted a flag that had been planted by Norwegian Roald Amundsen a month before.

Meteorologist Charles Wright And Geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor Inspect An Iceberg