Roald Amundsen South Pole Expedition
One month later on january 17 1912 scott of the british antarctic terra nova expedition of 1910 13 also reached the south pole.
Roald amundsen south pole expedition. Join us on an exciting journey through history on the centenary of amundsen s expedition with. Roald engelbregt gravning amundsen uk. ˈ ɑː m ʊ n d s ən us. Exploration infuses everything we do at viking and so we celebrate this accomplishment of courage determination and careful planning.
Whereas amundsen s party of skiers and dog teams using the axel heiberg. Norwegian roald amundsen becomes the first explorer to reach the south pole beating his british rival robert falcon scott. 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. 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.
After this expedition plans were assembled to drift across the north pole in nansen s famous fram but news arrived of peary s successful attainment of the pole which caused amundsen to make new plans covert plans for an expedition to the antarctic and the subsequent capture of the south pole. 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. December 14 1911 norwegian explorer roald amundsen of the norwegian antarctic expedition of 1910 12 reached it. Famously arriving five weeks before scott and his party.
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