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Frozen in time: The butter found in a sack in Captain Scott's Antarctic pony stable





Captain Scott: Seen writing on a desk in his hut at Cape Evans, Antarctica


Preserved: Scientific equipment left on show in Scott's hut

The Antarctic Heritage Trust team said thebutter was found frozen in an area near the hut, which belonged toBritish explorer Robert Falcon Scott in the early 20th century. "What'samazing is how strong that smells. Nearly a 100 years -- very, verystrong, possibly a bit too strong?" said Lizzie Meek of the New ZealandAntarctic Heritage Trust.
The butter bears a label reading "CCCDC," which is believed to standfor defunct New Zealand firm Canterbury Central Cooperative DairyCompany.
"(It's) very exciting because there's such a strong connection withNew Zealand. And a lot of supplies were given to the expedition by NZcompanies and New Zealand people. But it's great to find one with thatinstantly recognizable Silver Fern and in such great conditionrelatively speaking," Meek said.
Meek said the team plans to return the butter to its former locationfor another 100 years. "I hope it'll look pretty similar, perhaps alittle dustier but pretty much exactly the same," Meek said.
Scott’ expedition to reach the South Pole at the beginning of lastcentury took over two years and when he finally accomplished the feat,17 January 1912, Norway’s Roald Amundsen had beaten him by five weeks.
Scott and his men died in the return trip from the pole.
Another NZ team, only a month ago, discovered in the Antarctic twoboxes of Scotch whisky belonging to explorer Ernest Shackleton.

WELLINGTON  - Dua ketul mentega telah dijumpai dalam keadaanbaik selepas hampir seabad ditinggalkan di sebuah pondok di Antartikayang digunakan oleh pengembara Britain, Robert Falcon Scott dalamekspedisinya pada 1910 hingga 1912.

Televisyen New Zealand melaporkan, mentega itu ditemui di dalam begyang tertera gambar ekspedisi 'Hut at Cape Evans in Antarctica'.

Keadaan sejuk yang terlampau di rantau kutub ini telah memeliharapondok dan peralatan ekspedisi yang ada di dalamnya, tetapi tanda-tandakemusnahan baru-baru ini telah mendorong Antarctic Heritage Trustmelancarkan projek pengawetan.

Lizzie Meek dari pertubuhan tersebut berkata, ini adalah satu 'penemuan berharga'.

"Ia sangat menakjubkan, bagaimana baunya yang kuat boleh bertahan sehingga hampir 100 tahun," katanya.

Scott menggunakan pondok Cape Evans sebagai pangkalannya ketikaekspedisinya ke Kutub Selatan bersama empat lagi pengembara lain pada1912.

Bagaimanapun kesemua mereka terbunuh ketika dalam perjalanan pulang ke Cape Evans.

Bulan lalu, dua tong wiski Scotland turut ditemui di bawah pondok yangdigunakan oleh seorang lagi pengembara Britain, Ernest Shackletonketika ekspedisi pada 1907 hingga 1909 ke Antartika. - AFP

brand FERN Leaf tuuu..

yoshimitsu

agak2 dh basi ke x 2 ek

plasterhati

tikus tom n jerry tu mesti suka..