Antarctic Obsession: A Personal Narrative of the Origins of the the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904

by Clements Robert Markham (Editor), Clive Holland (Editor)

Book by Markham, Clements Robert, Sir, Holland, Clive

179 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1986

About the author

Sir Clements Robert Markham KCB FRS was an English geographer, explorer and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) between 1863 and 1888, and later served as the Society's president for a further 12 years. In the latter capacity he was mainly responsible for organising the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901 - 04, and for launching the polar career of Robert Falcon Scott.