Tag: Robert Scott

• Monday, January 16th 2012 - 19:20 UTC

  Minister recalls Captain Scott’s South Pole feat and heralds work of UK polar scientists

  

  On the eve of the centenary of Royal Navy Captain Robert Scott reaching the South Pole, Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has heralded the work of British polar scientists in helping to shape the understanding needed for managing climate change and contributing to the UK’s work for the peaceful protection of Antarctica.