- Albert Armitage
Albert Borlase Armitage (born 1864 in
Balquhidder ,Perthshire ; died 31 October 1943) was a Scottish explorer ofAntarctica and captain in theRoyal Navy .He was first a member of the
Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition exploringFranz Josef Land . There, they foundFridtjof Nansen and his men, saving them from sure death.Armitage was then
Robert Falcon Scott 'snavigator and second-in-command on theDiscovery Expedition to Antarctica. The other members wereErnest Henry Shackleton , George Mulock,Edward Adrian Wilson ,Charles Royds ,Frank Wild , Koettlitz, Skelton, Heald, Barne, Plumley, Quartley, Weller, Hare, Allen, Evans, Ferrar, Hodgson,Louis Bernacchi , Vince.ee also
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Discovery Expedition
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