British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)

The Nimrod Expedition of 1907–1909, otherwise known as the British Antarctic Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton and his second time to the continent. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to reach the South Pole.

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Which happened first?

• British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909) began 3 years before Japanese Antarctic Expedition
• British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909) began 3 years before Amundsen's South Pole expedition
• British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909) began 3 years before Terra Nova Expedition
• British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909) began 6 years after Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)
• British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909) began 6 years after Gauss expedition

Timeline

1. Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)1901–1904
2. Gauss expeditionAugust 11, 1901 – 1903
3. British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909) (this page)August 1907 – March 1909
4. Amundsen's South Pole expeditionJune 3, 1910 – January 30, 1912
5. Japanese Antarctic ExpeditionDecember 1, 1910 – June 20, 1912
6. Terra Nova ExpeditionJune 1, 1910 – June 14, 1913

Related

• Lewis and Clark ExpeditionMay 14, 1804 – September 23, 1806
• Franklin's lost expeditionMay 19, 1845 – 1848
• Expedition EnduranceAugust 8, 1914 – January 1917
• Belgian Antarctic ExpeditionAugust 16, 1897 – November 5, 1899
• Southern Cross ExpeditionAugust 22, 1898 – April 1, 1900
• Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896)1893–1896
• S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897July 1897 – October 1897
• Shackleton–Rowett Expedition1921–1922