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Arriving in Antarctica
Neil Oliver arrives in Antarctica and encounters his first iceberg. Neil is charting the remarkable story of William Speirs Bruce, one of Britain's great, but least-known explorers. Bruce set out to conquer Antarctica, not for imperial glory, but to advance scientific knowledge in an era when exploration had become harnessed to national prestige.
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