Amundsen Base
Amundsen s base camp framheim in january 1911 andreas bloch norway national library.
Amundsen base. Amundsen chose the ross ice shelf in the bay of whales to set up his camp framheim. Amundsen s route was more to the east while the framheim base was almost a degree to the south of scott s camp. M ə n s. 18 june 1928 was a norwegian explorer of polar regions and a key figure of the heroic age of antarctic exploration he led the first expedition to traverse the northwest passage by sea from 1903 to 1906 and the first expedition to the south.
In the foreground is the ceremonial south pole and the flags for the original 12 signatory nations to antarctic treaty. Traditionally scott s and amundsen s expedition are portrayed as lines on a map. This approach is good for showing the parties locations. Amundsen scott south pole station february 2008.
Roald engelbregt gravning amundsen uk. The amundsen scott south pole station is a united states scientific research station at the south pole the southernmost place on the earth the station is located on the high plateau of antarctica at an elevation of 2 835 metres 9 301 feet above sea level and is administered by the division of polar programs within the national science foundation under the united states antarctic program. The amundsen scott research station is an atomic era wonder in civilization vi. The first expedition to reach the geographic south pole was led by the norwegian explorer roald amundsen he and four others arrived at the pole on 14 december 1911 five weeks ahead of a british party led by robert falcon scott as part of the terra nova expedition amundsen and his team returned safely to their base and later heard that scott and his four companions had died on their return.
5 great scientist points per turn. An experienced polar traveler amundsen prepared carefully for the coming journey making a preliminary trip to deposit food supplies along the first part. Amundsen s expedition was planned to reach the south pole. The base he set up there was 60 miles 100 km closer to the pole than the antarctic base of the english explorer robert falcon scott who was heading a rival expedition with the same goal.
Nobile is attached to the western rim. Visit the south pole webcam. Amundsen is a large lunar impact crater located near the south pole of the moon named after the norwegian explorer roald amundsen it lies along the southern lunar limb and so is viewed from the side by an observer on the earth to the northwest is the crater scott a formation of similar dimensions that is named for another antarctic explorer. This was a plan he conceived in 1909.
In the gathering storm expansion the amundsen scott research station is unlocked with rapid deployment. Scott s base in mcmurdo sound was good for the scientific research but sixty miles further away from the south pole than amundsen s camp. It must be built on a snow or snow hills tile next to a campus with a research lab. Amundsen s expedition did conduct geographical work under kristian prestrud who conducted an expedition to king edward vii land while amundsen was undertaking his attempt at the pole.