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South Pole Decision

Norway · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1909Date range
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Chronological records

1909

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen1909

Norway · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Redirects plans from the North Pole to Antarctica after claims that the North Pole has already been reached

Names involved

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen

Provenance

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