These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

An Iceberg Grotto

Geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor and Meteorologist Charles Wright explored icebergs in 1911 and were photographed at the entrance of this grotto, a natural phenomenon. These two explorers were competing to become the first person to reach the South Pole aboard the Terra Nova Expedition. 

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