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Terra Nova Expedition - Wikipedia  He also wanted to be the first to reach the geographic South Pole. He and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, where they found that the...
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Scott vs. Amundsen: Sunday, 17 December 1911  Dec 17, 2011 ... At the Pole mark, Amundsen raised the reserve tent made by Rnne ... in establishing the position of the Geographic South Pole -- with I hope ... he gets here now, to arrive and see the tent with the Norwegian flag ... [2] R.F. Scott, diary, 17 December 1911, quoted in Scott's Last Expedition : the Journals, v.1.
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Polheim - Wikipedia  Amundsen (at left) and companions at Polheim, South Pole, December 1911. Polheim ("Home at the Pole") was Roald Amundsen's name for his camp (the first ever) at the South Pole. He arrived there on December 14, 1911, along with four other members of ... On December 18, 1911, Amundsen's expedition left Polheim, leaving behind...
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The race to the South Pole, 1911 | Explore Royal Museums Greenwich  In 1911, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and Norwegian explorer Roald ... 15.00 on 14 December 1911, Amundsen raised the flag of Norway at the South Pole. He ... Scott left his base camp with his team to the Pole on 1 November 1911. He finally reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912, disappointed to learn that...
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Amundsen's South Pole expedition - Wikipedia  The top flag is the Flag of Norway; the bottom is marked "Fram". Photograph by Olav Bjaaland. 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 ..... The privately revised expedition schedule required Fram to leave Norway in...
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Robert Falcon Scott - the journey to the South Pole - Cool Antarctica  Scott and his men were effectively on a starvation diet that didn't fulfill their needs ... Scott's Polar party at Amundsen's tent and marker flag, January 18th 1912, ... left behind as a depot, leaving the remainder of the travelling to manhauling. ... on the 23rd of January "Wilson suddenly discovered Evans nose was frostbitten - it...
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The UnMuseum - Flight of the Norge - Part I  The Norge in the air over King's Bay, Norway. ... The tiny lighter-than-air craft they piloted they named the Norge. ... In 1925, Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian discoverer of the South Pole, collaborated with American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth and four other men to try to fly to the North Pole using two Dornier seaplanes.
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Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions - Wikipedia  Both Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole within a month of each ... Priority at the South Pole: Amundsen beat Scott to the South Pole by 34 days. ... With ponies, Scott acknowledged he could not depart until 1 November 1911 when the weather would be warmer, leaving him less time to...
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Amundsen Becomes First to Reach South Pole, December 14, 1911 ...  Amundsen Becomes First to Reach South Pole, December 14, 1911 ... No doubt the spur of competition played its part in unfolding the secrets of the last ... No less than four other expeditions were in the Antarctic regions at the time while ... At one or two points along this coast line, the French expedition under D'Urville,...
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Roald Amundsen - Wikipedia  Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the ... In June 1928, while taking part in a rescue mission for the Airship Italia, the .... They made their way off the continent and to Hobart, Australia, where ... an expedition Amundsen began with a new ship, Maud, lasted until 1925.
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Peary Notes Said to Imply He Failed to Reach Pole - NYTimes.com  Oct 13, 1988 ... ... his claim in 1909 that he was the first person to reach the North Pole, according to ... blank diary pages raised serious doubts about Peary's claim to have achieved the Pole. ... Pole would then be Roald Amundsen, who flew over it in 1926. ... who landed there in a United States Air Force Plane in 1952.
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Lincoln Ellsworth - Wikipedia  Lincoln Ellsworth (May 12, 1880  May 26, 1951) was a polar explorer from the United States ... Ellsworth accompanied Amundsen on his second effort to fly over the Pole in the airship Norge, designed and ... In 1928, Ellsworth was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal that honored both his 1925 and 1926 polar flights.
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Section Seven: Engravings from Arctic Expeditions | Osher Map ...  In 1906 Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first to navigate the ... and a 45-ton herring boat, the Gja, to deftly navigate the narrow channels of the passage. ... such as the use of dogs to haul sleds (the English were still using sailors to pull ... as they searched for the Northwest Passage or journeyed to the North Pole.
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Roald Amundsen - Wikipedia  Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the ... His mother wanted him to avoid the family maritime trade and encouraged him to ... It took until 1972 to have the Gja returned to Norway. ... Amundsen named their South Pole camp Polheim, meaning "Home on the Pole.
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July 19, 1969 - Skipper Abandons His Reed Raft ... - Chicago Tribune  SkipperAbandons His Reed Raft in Atlantic. CHRISTIANSTED, V. I., July 18 (M - Thor Heyerdahl abandoned his battered reed boat Ra 600 miles short of his...
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We Still Don't Know Who Was First to the North Pole - Yahoo  Aug 26, 2016 ... In 1886, he borrowed $500 from his mother and set sail for Greenland to discover an overland route to the North Pole. His intention was to...
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The History of the South Pole - Chapter 1, The ... - Cool Antarctica  And yet it is only four months since my gallant comrades and I reached the coveted ... On December 14, 1911, five men stood at the southern end of our earth's axis, ... and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels through storms and ... In the course of his voyage to the south Cook passed 300 miles to the south of...
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Amundsen, Roald  His next expedition (1910-1912) sailed in a larger ship, the Fram, and gained fame as ... 1911, he reached the South Pole, becoming the first person known to have ... His books include North West Passage (1908), The South Pole (1912), The...
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Amundsen's South Pole expedition - Wikipedia  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 ..... "If the expedition was to be saved ... there was nothing left for me but to try and ...... 78, and Huntford (The Last Place on Earth) 1985, p. 299...
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott | Explore Royal Museums Greenwich  Captain Robert Falcon Scott was the first British explorer to reach the South Pole and ... the South Pole in 1911, but sadly failed in his mission and died on his return journey. ... Scott achieved his dream and reached the South Pole on 1718 January 1912. ... A group photograph of Shackleton, Captain Scott, and Dr Wilson.
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Amundsen Circle Highlights : NYC Parks  This text is part of Parks' Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. ... Amundsen (1872-1928), polar explorer, was born in Borge, Norway. ... During the years 1903-1905, Amundsen, now a licensed sea captain, led an ... the exact location of the Magnetic North Pole and successfully navigated the...