Albert Borlase Armitage (born 1864 in Balquhidder, Perthshire; died 31 October 1943) was a Scottish explorer of Antarctica and captain in the Royal Navy. He was first a member of the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition exploring Franz Josef Land. There, they found Fridtjof Nansen and his men, saving them from sure death. Armitage was then Robert Falcon Scott's navigator and second-in-command on the Discovery Expedition to Antarctica. The other members were Ernest Henry Shackleton, George Mulock, Edward Adrian Wilson, Charles Royds, Frank Wild, Koettlitz, Skelton, Heald, Barne, Plumley, Quartley, Weller, Hare, Allen, Evans, Ferrar, Hodgson, Louis Bernacchi, Vince.

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  • Albert Borlase Armitage (born 1864 in Balquhidder, Perthshire; died 31 October 1943) was a Scottish explorer of Antarctica and captain in the Royal Navy. He was first a member of the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition exploring Franz Josef Land. There, they found Fridtjof Nansen and his men, saving them from sure death. Armitage was then Robert Falcon Scott's navigator and second-in-command on the Discovery Expedition to Antarctica. The other members were Ernest Henry Shackleton, George Mulock, Edward Adrian Wilson, Charles Royds, Frank Wild, Koettlitz, Skelton, Heald, Barne, Plumley, Quartley, Weller, Hare, Allen, Evans, Ferrar, Hodgson, Louis Bernacchi, Vince. (en)
  • Albert Borlase Armitage, né en 1864 à Balquhidder et mort le 31 octobre 1943, était un explorateur écossais de l'Antarctique et un capitaine de la Royal Navy. Membre de l'expédition Jackson-Harmsworth d'exploration de l'archipel François-Joseph, il retrouve les hommes de l'explorateur norvégien Fridtjof Nansen et les sauve d'une mort certaine. Armitage devient par la suite second et navigateur de Robert Falcon Scott et participe à l'expédition Discovery en Antarctique.Le cap Armitage, cap rocheux de l'île de Ross, a été nommé en son honneur. (fr)
  • Albert Borlase Armitage (nacido en 1864 en Balquhidder, Pertshire; fallecido el 31 de octubre de 1943) fue un explorador antártico escocés. Como capitán de la Royal Navy participó en la Expedición Jackson-Harmsworth, cuyo objetivo era comprobar si la Tierra de Francisco José pertenecía a la Antártida, pero localizó al grupo de Fridtjof Nansen, salvándolos de una muerte segura. Fue el navegante y el segundo al mando de la Expedición Discovery a la Antártida, liderada por Robert Falcon Scott. Otros miembros de esta expedición fueron Ernest Shackleton, George Mulock, Edward Adrian Wilson, Charles Royds, Frank Wild, Koettlitz, Skelton, Heald, Barne, Plumley, Quartley, Weller, Hare, Allen, Edgar Evans, Ferrar, Hodgson, Louis Bernacchi y Vince. Armitage, Albert Armitage, Albert Armitage, Albert Armitage, Albert Categoría:Exploradores de la Antártida (es)
  • Nato nel villaggio di Balquhidder nella regione scozzese del Perthshire. La prima nave sulla quale si imbarcò era la nave scuola della marina mercantile britannica Worcester (1878), dopo diversi anni di navigazione su imbarcazioni a vela, nel 1886 iniziò a lavorare per la P&O, un'importante compagnia di navigazione con sede a Londra. Tra il 1894 e il 1897 prende parte alla spedizione Jackson-Harmsworth nella terra di Francesco Giuseppe come comandante in seconda. Durante i tre anni Armitage condusse diverse osservazioni meteorologiche e geomagnetiche per le quali gli fu conferito il Murchison Award dalla Royal Geographical Society. L'esperienza acquisita durante la spedizione artica gli fece guadagnare un posto nella spedizione Discovery guidata da Robert Falcon Scott dove fu navigatore comandante in seconda della nave Discovery, all'epoca Armitage era anche tenente della Royal Naval Reserve (RNR). Guidò il primo gruppo che si inoltrò con le slitte sul plateau antartico. Rientrato dall'Antartide proseguì la sua carriera nella marina mercantile diventando Comandante della P&O, negli anni successivi tenne diverse conferenze sull'esplorazione polare mantenendo i contatti con i successivi esploratori. (it)
  • Albert Borlase Armitage (* 1864 in Balquhidder, Perthshire; † 31. Oktober 1943) war ein schottischer Polarforscher. Der Captain der Royal Navy nahm von 1894 bis 1897 an der Jackson-Harmsworth-Expedition in die Arktis teil, die mehr per Zufall Nansen und seinen Gefährten Johansen fand. Eigentlich sollten sie nur herausfinden, ob Franz-Joseph-Land zur Arktis gehörte oder nicht. Als Zweiter Kommandant und Navigator nahm er dann an der Discovery-Expedition in die Antarktis unter Robert Falcon Scott von 1901 bis 1904 teil. Es besteht Verwechslungsgefahr mit dem australischen Polarforscher Bertram Armytage, der unter Shackleton an dessen Nimrod-Expedition teilnahm. (de)
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  • Albert Borlase Armitage (born 1864 in Balquhidder, Perthshire; died 31 October 1943) was a Scottish explorer of Antarctica and captain in the Royal Navy. He was first a member of the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition exploring Franz Josef Land. There, they found Fridtjof Nansen and his men, saving them from sure death. Armitage was then Robert Falcon Scott's navigator and second-in-command on the Discovery Expedition to Antarctica. The other members were Ernest Henry Shackleton, George Mulock, Edward Adrian Wilson, Charles Royds, Frank Wild, Koettlitz, Skelton, Heald, Barne, Plumley, Quartley, Weller, Hare, Allen, Evans, Ferrar, Hodgson, Louis Bernacchi, Vince. (en)
  • Albert Borlase Armitage, né en 1864 � Balquhidder et mort le 31 octobre 1943, était un explorateur écossais de l'Antarctique et un capitaine de la Royal Navy. Membre de l'expédition Jackson-Harmsworth d'exploration de l'archipel François-Joseph, il retrouve les hommes de l'explorateur norvégien Fridtjof Nansen et les sauve d'une mort certaine. Armitage devient par la suite second et navigateur de Robert Falcon Scott et participe � l'expédition Discovery en Antarctique.Le cap Armitage, cap rocheux de l'île de Ross, a été nommé en son honneur. (fr)
  • Albert Borlase Armitage (nacido en 1864 en Balquhidder, Pertshire; fallecido el 31 de octubre de 1943) fue un explorador antártico escocés. (es)
  • Nato nel villaggio di Balquhidder nella regione scozzese del Perthshire. (it)
  • Albert Borlase Armitage (* 1864 in Balquhidder, Perthshire; † 31. Oktober 1943) war ein schottischer Polarforscher. (de)
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  • Albert Armitage (en)
  • Albert Armitage (fr)
  • Albert Armitage (es)
  • Albert Armitage (it)
  • Albert Armitage (de)
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