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1st South Pole

Name: 1st South Pole – Norway factsheet records
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Norway · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1911

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen14 December 1911

South Pole · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

1st person to reach the South Pole, beating Captain Scott

Names involved

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen

Provenance

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