Robert Falcon Scott by Viktor

A bit about the polar regions

Polar habitats are located in the very north and very south of the globe – the two pole ends of the Earth. The northern polar region is called the Arctic, and in the south the polar region is the continent of Antarctica. Polar habitats have just two seasons – summer and winter (but even summer is normally very cold).

Scott of the Antarctic

"Scott of the Antarctic" is one of the most famous Polar explorers because of his 2 epic Antarctic expeditions.He is best known for his fatal mission (1910-1913) attempting to be the first person to reach Antarctica.He was sadly beaten by the Norwegian: Amundsen and his party.

Scott's first ship (Discovery)

His first ship was named Discovery and was built especially for his first expedition.She was 172 feet long, thirty-four feet wide and was 485 tons unloaded.She left Dundee,where she had been built, on July 31st 1901 sailing south to Antarctica.