South Pole
Using skis and dog sleds for transportation Amundsen and his men created supply depots at 80, 81 and 82 South on the Barrier, along a line directly south to the Pole
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Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen through 51 dated historical records for Norway.
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
51Distinct records
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1911–1927Years on this page
1911
1912
Return to Framheim
Returns safely to Framheim with the South Pole party after completing the polar journey
South Pole Expedition
The team returned to Framheim with 11 surviving dogs
South Pole
The team return to Framheim with 11 dogs
South Pole Announcement
Announces from Hobart that his party has reached the South Pole
South Pole Expedition
The Expedition makes its way to Hobart, Australia, where Amundsen publicly announces his success
South Pole
Amundsens success is publicly announced on March 7, 1912, when he arrives at Hobart, Australia
Discovery of South Pole
Announces King Haaken & Queen Maude agree to use their names for discovered areas. Announces his discovery of the South Pole
South Pole Expedition
Amundsen wrote about the expedition in The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram
1926
Discovery of North Pole
Reaches the North Pole by dirigible
1927
Death of Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen
Death of Roald Amundsen, while on a mission to save another explorer
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.