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This statue is located in Christchurch, New Zealand, by the Avon River, near the corner of Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace.

The upper (larger) plaque reads:

ROBERT FALCON SCOTT
CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY
WHO DIED RETURNING FROM THE SOUTH POLE 1912
WITH A.E.WILSON H.R.BOWERS L.E.G.OATES E.EVANS
I DO NOT REGRET THIS JOURNEY WHICH SHOWS
THAT ENGLISHMEN CAN ENDURE HARDSHIPS
HELP ONE ANOTHER AND MEET DEATH WITH
AS GREAT FORTITUDE AS EVER IN THE PAST

The smaller plaque reads:

This statue was sculpted by
KATHLEEN SCOTT FRSBS
(1878-1947)
Widow of
CAPTAIN SCOTT
and was unveiled in 1917.

The "I do not regret..." quote is repeated on the lower inscription on the plinth.

[edit] Copyright Information

This photograph was taken in November 2003 by Ross Arnold (User:RossA).

This file is licensed under Creative Commons ShareAlike 1.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/sa/1.0/

The August 2002 version (see below) had the following details:
Source: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	10:47, 1 December 2003	310×360 (29 KB)	RossA (Talk \| contribs)	(Updated photo of Robert Scott statue (Christchurch, New Zealand))
	09:49, 2 August 2002	306×455 (59 KB)	Andre Engels (Talk \| contribs)