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Amundsen, Scott, and Mawson | The Deadly Antarctic Expeditions
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A creator-produced overview comparing the Antarctic expeditions of Amundsen, Scott, and Mawson during the Heroic Age of exploration.
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- Creator
- A Popular History of Unpopular Things
- Content type
- Educational or documentary video
- Published (provider metadata)
- 2024-06-08T21:00:27-07:00
- Duration (provider metadata)
- 1 hr 3 min 24 sec
- Topic
- History & expeditions
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- Original video — A Popular History of Unpopular Things
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Connected records and videos
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- Mawson in the Mirror - Research Tuesdays February 2014
Both concern early South Pole expeditions. This is an editorial comparison, not a claim that either video cites or validates the other.
- Amundsen South Pole expedition film
The preserved Amundsen expedition film provides original historical context for this modern biography or comparison.
- Scott final sledging diary
Scott’s final sledging diary is a primary historical record for the expedition discussed in the modern documentary.
- Terra Nova: The Doomed Antarctic Mission Of Captain Scott | Great Adventurers | Absolute History
Both concern early South Pole expeditions. This is an editorial comparison, not a claim that either video cites or validates the other.
- Terra Nova: The White Silence - Captain Scott’s Journey to the South Pole [2023 Documentary]
Both concern early South Pole expeditions. This is an editorial comparison, not a claim that either video cites or validates the other.
- Amundsen – The Greatest Explorer You’ve Never Heard Of
Both concern early South Pole expeditions. This is an editorial comparison, not a claim that either video cites or validates the other.
- Western Base sledge routes — Australasian Antarctic Expedition
A separately cataloged map from Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition provides geographic context; not asserted to appear in the video.