The British Antarctic Survey‘s science programme Polar Science for Planet Earth seeks to understand this role through a research programme including terrestrial and marine biology, glaciology, geology, geophysics, metrology, oceanography and atmospheric science. In 1958, British explorer Vivian Fuchs and his team would finally complete Shackleton's dream of an overland crossing, in which they were aided by supplies from the New Zealand expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary. (Francis Jeffrey), - Fletcher, L. - British Museum (Natural History) Publication info: London :Printed by order of the Trustees of the British … Fram.museum.no, map of Antarctic Expeditions 1772 – 1931 at The Fram Museum (Frammuseet) SPRI.cam.ac.uk, index to Antarctic Expeditions at the Scott Polar Research Institute's website; Antarctic Expeditions, information about some of them from the British Antarctic Survey; Antarctic-circle.org, Chronologies and Timelines of Antarctic Exploration The Antarctic is a key component of the Earth‘s natural system. It was a vital development in Antarctic exploration. The saying among old Antarctic hands was; "For scientific discovery give me Scott, for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen, but when you back's against the wall and there's no hope left, get … 1898 - 1922 is known as the "Heroic Age" of Antarctic exploration. By: British National Antarctic Expedition - Bell, F. J. 17 major explorations were launched by ten different countries. The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration began at the end of the 1800’s when Antarctica became the focus of international efforts for scientific and geographic exploration. 1899 Norwegian Carsten Borchgrevink leads the first British expedition in what would come to be known as the ‘Heroic Age' of Antarctic exploration. Borchgrevink's expedition is the first to spend a winter on the Antarctic mainland, and the first to use dogs and sledges on the continent. As a precursor to the Historic age, British explorer James Cook, in the late 1770’s, explored the southern regions of […]