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The '''[[Ford Ranges]]''' are a group of mountain ranges standing east of the [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] and [[Block Bay]] in the northwest part of [[Westarctica]]. Discovered by the [[Richard E. Byrd|Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] on 5 December 1929, and named by Byrd for Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Company, who helped finance the expedition.
'''[[Apsley Cherry-Garrard]]''' was an English explorer of [[Antarctica]]. He was a member of the Terra Nova Expedition and is acclaimed for his historical account of this expedition, ''The Worst Journey in the World''.


The Ford Ranges include a number of mountain groupings and features, including Mount Rea, a prominent rock mountain with an imposing monolith on its west side called [[The Billboard]], standing between [[Arthur Glacier]] and [[Boyd Glacier]]. It was discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on the Eastern Flight of 5 December 1929, and named by Byrd for Mr. and Mrs. Rea, of Pittsburgh, PA, who were contributors to the expedition.
At the age of 24, 'Cherry' was one of the youngest members of [[Robert Falcon Scott]]'s Terra Nova expedition (1910–13). This was Scott's second and last expedition to [[Antarctica]]. Cherry's application to join the expedition was initially rejected as Scott was looking for scientists, but he made a second application along with a promise of £1,000 (2009 approximation £50,000) towards the cost of the expedition. Rejected a second time, he made the donation regardless. Struck by this gesture, and at the same time persuaded by Dr Edward 'Bill' Wilson, Scott agreed to take Cherry-Garrard as assistant zoologist.


<p><small>Photographer: Stephen Richard, University of Arizona </small></p>
<p><small>Photographer: Herbert Ponting</small></p>
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Apsley Cherry-Garrard was an English explorer of Antarctica. He was a member of the Terra Nova Expedition and is acclaimed for his historical account of this expedition, The Worst Journey in the World.

At the age of 24, 'Cherry' was one of the youngest members of Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition (1910–13). This was Scott's second and last expedition to Antarctica. Cherry's application to join the expedition was initially rejected as Scott was looking for scientists, but he made a second application along with a promise of £1,000 (2009 approximation £50,000) towards the cost of the expedition. Rejected a second time, he made the donation regardless. Struck by this gesture, and at the same time persuaded by Dr Edward 'Bill' Wilson, Scott agreed to take Cherry-Garrard as assistant zoologist.

Photographer: Herbert Ponting

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