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Robert Falcon Scott

Earlier Antarctic explorer whose tragic expedition is referenced.

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Also known as Scott, Captain Scott, Scotty, Captain Robert F. Scott

First appearance: south

Robert Falcon Scott shows up with force in Sea-Ice Nomenclature. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced indirectly as the leader of the Discovery Expedition, whose party's terminology influenced current usage.
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In Sea-Ice Nomenclature: Referenced indirectly as the leader of the Discovery Expedition, whose party's terminology influenced current usage. Later, in Appendix II: The Expedition Huts at McMurdo Sound: Constructed the…

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