Reaching the South Pole
Llegada al polo sur
- Date
- 14 de diciembre de 1911 · confidence high
- Place
- Geographic South Pole, Antarctica
- Credited to
- Roald Amundsen; Robert Falcon Scott (arrived 33 days later and died on the return)
- People
- 👤 Roald Amundsen1872–1928👤 Robert Falcon Scott1868–1912
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
Amundsen reached the South Pole with dogs and skis and returned without losses; Scott arrived five weeks later and perished with his four companions on the return. It closed the era of the great terrestrial geographical discoveries.
Coordinates of the geographic pole. The geological samples collected by Scott's party (Glossopteris) later supported continental drift.
What it led to
- The Amundsen-Scott Station (1956)
- The myth of heroic exploration and the study of polar logistics
- The Antarctic Treaty and scientific cooperation
Built on
- Shackleton's Nimrod expedition (1909, 180 km from the Pole)
- Northwest Passage and Inuit techniques
Made possible
- Modern polar logistics
- Continental glaciological research