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A small wooden hut surrounded by snow drifts.

Date Taken:

August 30, 2021

Photograph By:

Jon N Master, NSF

Discovery Hut was built on Ross Island in 1902 by the British National Antarctic Expedition, also known as the Discovery Expedition. The hut was used as a storage warehouse by the crew who lived onboard their ship, the Discovery, harbored for two years in Winter Quarter's Bay.

Over the next dozen years it was a life saving refuge for future expeditions who sought shelter.

Discovery Hut is located at the tip of Hut Point Peninsula and is a short walk from McMurdo Station. It is maintained by the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust.

Associated Keywords

Discovery Hut, Hut Point, NSF

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