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The Aussie Flag Flies on the Peninsula  
   

The Aussie Flag Flies on the Peninsula

We would have attempted to claim the other two thirds of Antarctica for Australia but the Argentinian flag was much bigger and we were decidedly out-numbered.
Journey to the End of the Earth - Antarctica

March 22nd 2007
The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902-1904 is widely considered as the most scientifically successful and definitely the most cost effective of all the early Antarctic Expeditions. Unlike most expeditions of its day, William Spiers Bruce kept his expedition to budget, there were no major accidents and no one died from scurvy, lack of food or cold. On our own journey to the Antarctic c ... read more
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