Robert Falcon Scott Markham's first choice as leader but, having decided on him, the older man's support remained constant. There were committee battles over the scope of Scott's responsibilities, with the Royal Society pressing to put a scientist in charge of the expedition's programme while Scott merely commanded the ship. Eventually, however, Markham's view prevailed; Scott was given overall command, and was promoted to the rank of commander before "Discovery" sailed for the Antarctic on 6 August 1901. King Edward VII, who showed a keen interest in the expedition, visited the Discovery the day before the ship left British shores in August 1901,
Scar Inlet Scar Inlet The Scar Inlet is an area of the Larsen Ice Shelf immediately northwest of Jason Peninsula, named after the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. It is bounded by Tashtego Point and Chapman Point. The region was discovered in 1902 by Otto Nordenskjold, leader of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, who gave the name "Scott Bay". The name did not survived in usage, perhaps due to the large number of features already named after Captain Robert F. Scott. The present name was given in 1963 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the Scientific Committee on Antarctic