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.
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 19101912. The Terra Nova expedition undertook an extensive survey of the Antarctic from 19111913. Forde and his companions had the responsibility of examining the area around Ross Island and the Polar Plateau. 
