Tech · 15 d ago

3-D twins of Shackleton and Scott's last ships go on show in Ottawa

Tens of thousands of images taken on the sea floor this summer were knitted together into digital replicas of the wrecks of Quest and Terra Nova.

Quest

390 m, off Labrador

Terra Nova

179 m, off Greenland

Quest, on which Shackleton died in 1922, lies 390 metres deep off Newfoundland and Labrador; Terra Nova lies 179 metres deep off Greenland.

And us?

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society led the expedition with imaging technology from Voyis Imaging of Waterloo, Ontario, and plans to bring the replicas to schools across the country.

Oct

Wednesday

RCGS headquarters, Ottawa

The replicas are unveiled to the public on Wednesday at the society's Ottawa headquarters.

Tech · 15 d ago

3-D twins of Shackleton and Scott's last ships go on show in Ottawa

Tens of thousands of images taken on the sea floor this summer were knitted together into digital replicas of the wrecks of Quest and Terra Nova.

Quest, on which Shackleton died in 1922, lies 390 metres deep off Newfoundland and Labrador; Terra Nova lies 179 metres deep off Greenland.

And us? The Royal Canadian Geographical Society led the expedition with imaging technology from Voyis Imaging of Waterloo, Ontario, and plans to bring the replicas to schools across the country.

The replicas are unveiled to the public on Wednesday at the society's Ottawa headquarters.

3-D twins of Shackleton and Scott's last ships go on show in Ottawa

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