Statue of Robert Falcon Scott, Marble memorial statue in central Christchurch, New Zealand.
The white marble statue stands 2.6 meters tall at the intersection of Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace, depicting the Antarctic explorer holding a bronze pole.
Following Scott's death in Antarctica in 1912, the city of Christchurch established a memorial fund that collected over 1,000 pounds for the statue's creation.
The statue faces north, representing the direction Scott and his team were heading during their final expedition to the South Pole in 1912.
The memorial underwent extensive restoration after the 2011 earthquake, with carbon fiber rods now reinforcing its structure to prevent future damage.
Kathleen Scott, the explorer's widow and professional sculptor, carved this statue from Carrara marble in 1916 due to wartime metal shortages.
GPS coordinates: -43.53119,172.63362
Latest update: March 6, 2025 14:33
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