Claim: Under captain Robert Falcon Scott, Robert Forde had the responsibility of examining the area around Ross Island and the Polar Plateau during the Terra Nova expedition to the Antartic from 1911-1913.
Evidence: Robert Forde (29 August 1875 – 13 March 1959) was an Antarctic explorer and member of the Terra Nova Expedition under Captain Robert Falcon Scott from 1910–1912. The Terra Nova expedition undertook an extensive survey of the Antarctic from 1911–1913. Forde and his companions had the responsibility of examining the area around Ross Island and the Polar Plateau.