Amundsen S South Pole Expedition Map
Approximate bird s eye view drawn from the first telegraphic account of roald amundsen s south pole expedition.
Amundsen s south pole expedition map. June 18 1928 during a rescue attempt best known for. July 16 1872 in borge norway died. First man to visit the south pole biography. M ə n s.
Amundsen s south pole expedition is a featured article. The south pole an account of the norwegian antarctic expedition in the fram 1910 1912 1. December 14 1911 norwegian explorer roald amundsen of the norwegian antarctic expedition of 1910 12 reached it. Gordon home s map of amundsen s south pole expedition by gordon home 1878 1969 amundsen roald 1911.
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. Roald engelbregt gravning amundsen uk. The history of the south pole. Route map showing the routes of shackleton and amundsen in the quest for the pole.
Tone 16 july 1872 c. Whereas amundsen s party of skiers and dog teams using the axel heiberg. Map showing the polar journeys of the scott s terra nova expedition green and amundsen s expedition red to reach the south pole. The south pole expedition fram 1910 12 amundsen s next planned expedition following his success on the gjoa in the northwest passage was to borrow the ship of fellow norwegian explorer fritjof nansen regarded as being the father of polar travel the fram allow it to freeze into the pack ice of the.
ˈ ɑː m ʊ n d s ən us. Roald amundsen 1872 1928 was an explorer of the north and south poles. Carte montrant les parcours de l expédition terra nova de scott vert et celle d amundsen rouge pour atteindre le pôle sud. Amundsen s team set off from their ship the fram where the winter base was named framheim.
Roald engelbregt gravning amundsen biographical notes 16th july 1872 18th june 1928. This article appeared on wikipedia s main page as today s featured article on december 14 2011. But while scott and his four companions died on the return journey amundsen s party managed to reach the geographic south pole first and subsequently return to their base camp at. Between december 1911 and january 1912 both roald amundsen leading his south pole expedition and robert falcon scott leading the terra nova expedition reached the south pole within five weeks of each other.
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