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Cope

Biologist who assisted with scientific work on the expedition.

minor

Also known as Cope

First appearance: i into the weddell sea

Cope's tie to Frank Wild is one of the pressures that moves South!—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Leads the third sledging party, leaving the ship on January 31 and returning on February 2 before departing again.
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With Frank Wild (professional): Cope served under Wild as a biologist and assistant, their relationship being strictly work-focused and hierarchical. In XVI: The Aurora’s Drift: Leads the third sledging party, leaving…

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RFRobert Falcon …FWFrank WildAMAeneas Mackint…EEErnest E. JoyceGAGazeCOCope

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Ross Sea Party
  • Protagonist

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SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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