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To: OldAIMGuy who wrote (20519)10/19/2022 1:35:30 PM
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Tripolar..1. Failed Nimrod expedition

The Discovery Expedition had made a significant contribution to Antarctic scientific and geographical knowledge, but in terms of penetration southward had reached only 82° 17' and had not traversed the Great Ice Barrier. [a] In 1909, Scott received news that Ernest Shackleton 's Nimrod expedition had narrowly failed to reach the Pole.