Scott's biographer David Crane surmises that if Borchgrevink had been a British naval officer, his expedition would have been treated differently in Britain, but "a Norwegian seaman/schoolmaster was never going to be taken seriously".
Scotts biograf David Crane formodede, at dersom Borchgrevink havde været en britisk marineofficer, ville hans ekspedition være blevet modtaget anderledes i Storbritannien, men "en norsk sømand/skolemester ville aldrig blive taget seriøst".