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#OnThisDay in 1963, Geologist and Antarctic Explorer, Thomas Griffith Taylor died. Taylor was part of Robert Falcon Scott's British Antarctic 'Terra Nova' Expedition 1910-13. Taylor was born in 1880 in Walthamstow, England. Along with his family, Taylor emigrated to Australia at 13. He attended the University of Sydney graduating in mining and metallurgy in 1905. In 1907, Taylor was awarded a scholarship to Cambridge University. Here he met and became friends with Raymond Priestley, Charles Wright and Frank Debenham, all of which were recruited for the 'Terra Nova' Expedition. Taylor led the geological team on this expedition. Together they made the first geological maps and studies of large areas of Antarctica. Taylor's work in Antarctica earned him a doctorate from the University of Sydney and he was made a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London and an Associate Professor of Geography at Sydney in 1921. 📸 Taylor, Gran and Debenham (from right) at Cape Evans, Antarctica. Canterbury Museum #OTD #inspire #explore #discover #conserve #Antarctica

#OTD in 1915, Ernest Shackleton ordered the crew of 'Endurance' to abandon ship. Trapped and drifting in an ice floe since January, the pressure was finally too much and the ship had begun to take on water. Over the next few days, parties were sent back to retrieve as much of the stores and equipment as they could. This included the ship's lifeboats, which would become critical in the eventual rescue of the men. 'Endurance' continued to be crushed by the ice and eventually sank on 21st November 1915. 📸 'Endurance' heeling over to port due to ice pressure. Canterbury Museum #inspire #explore #discover #Antarctica #OTD