Roald Amundsen South Pole 14 December
Scott s expedition was less fortunate.
Roald amundsen south pole 14 december. 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. On december 14 1911 norwegian roald amundsen became the first person to reach the south pole and secured his place in history as one of the great explorers. The team and 16 dogs arrived at the pole on 14 december a month before scott s group. They beat captain robert falcon scott s british expedition by over a month.
Schlenoff on december 14 2011. On 14 december 1911 norwegian explorer roald amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the south pole. They left a small tent and letter stating their accomplishment in case they did not return safely to framheim. Join us on an exciting journey through history on the centenary of amundsen s.
Roald amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the south pole on december 14 1911. Amundsen renamed the antarctic plateau as king haakon vii s plateau. Amundsen becomes first to reach south pole december 14 1911 under the command of roald amundsen the south pole was discovered 100 years ago by daniel c. Exploration infuses everything we do at viking river cruises and so we celebrate this accomplishment of courage determination and careful planning.
Digging deeper digging deeper we find the norwegian team of amundsen the tenth most famous explorer in history and 4 other men arriving just over a month before the robert scott led english expedition reached the. The norwegian explorer had been locked in a thrilling race with british explorer robert f. On december 14 1911 amundsen s expedition won the race to the pole and returned safely to base camp in late january. Amundsen named their south pole camp polheim.
Roald amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the south pole on december 14 1911. On december 14 1911 norwegian roald amundsen became the first person to reach the south pole and secured his place in history as one of the great explorers. On december 14 1911 roald amundsen of norway narrowly beat a doomed english expedition to win the race to the south pole.