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Scott Polar Research Institute

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Located just around the corner from the Fitzwilliam Museum, the Scott Institute houses the most important and highly respected library and archive of polar studies in the world. The museum was founded in 1920 as a memorial to Robert Falcon Scott, who died while leading an expedition to the South Pole. The museum showcases artefacts from polar exploration, including diaries, sleds, and displays on life in arctic regions. more details ...
Lensfield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 1ER

About Scott Polar Research Institute
Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Scott Polar Research Institute
Email: enquiries@spri.cam.ac.uk
Phone: 01223 336 540
Fax: 01223 336 549
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