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Scotland and the Antarctic

Section 2: Antarctic Exploration ... Early Twentieth Century

French expedition 1905

This expedition was led by Dr Jean Charcot on the ship Francais. The expedition passed Bruce in the River Plate off Buenos Aires. This was a most successful scientific expedition, exploring large areas to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula and adding many French names to the map of the Antarctic.

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