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South Pole in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at South Pole in Norway. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

11 records4 event labels5 people1909–1912

Historical events in South Pole

1909

1909
Discovery of South Pole
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen · Exploration and Discovery

Decides to be the 1st to the South Pole after being beaten to the North Pole

1909
South Pole Expedition
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen · Exploration and Discovery

Plans to become the first explorer to reach the South Pole after the North Pole has apparently been claimed by American expeditions

1910

3 June 1910
Discovery of South Pole
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen · Exploration and Discovery

Using the ship Fram ("Forward"), earlier used by Fridtjof Nansen, he left Norway for the south, leaving Oslo

1911

14 December 1911
1st South Pole
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen · Exploration and Discovery

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

14 December 1911
Discovery of South Pole
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen · Exploration and Discovery

Amundsen renamed the Antarctic Plateau as King Haakon VIIs Plateau. Amundsen names their South Pole camp Polheim, "Home on the Pole.". Amundens team of six, with 16 dogs, arrived at the Pole (9000S). they arrive 35 days before Scotts group. 1st person to reach the South Pole, beating Captain Scott

14 December 1911
South Pole
Helmer Hanssen · Exploration and Discovery

Reaches the South Pole with Amundsen's party and helps navigate the final approach

14 December 1911
South Pole
Olav Bjaaland · Exploration and Discovery

Reaches the South Pole as a member of Amundsen's five-man Norwegian party

14 December 1911
South Pole
Oscar Wisting · Exploration and Discovery

Reaches the South Pole with Amundsen, Bjaaland, Hanssen and Hassel

14 December 1911
South Pole
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen · Exploration and Discovery

Becomes the first expedition leader to reach the Geographic South Pole

14 December 1911
South Pole
Sverre Hassel · Exploration and Discovery

Reaches the South Pole as one of Amundsen's Norwegian sledging party

1912

8 March 1912
Discovery of South Pole
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen · Exploration and Discovery

Announces King Haaken & Queen Maude agree to use their names for discovered areas. Announces his discovery of the South Pole

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