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Who was the first person to reach both the South and North Poles?
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Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole by foot, but he only flew over the North Pole. In the strictest meaning of attaining a Pole, this does not really count.
We have to come a long way forward to find someone who reached both Poles by foot, to the Transglobe Expedition of 1979/82, when Ranulph Fiennes and Charlie Burton became the first persons to achieve both poles by foot. They reached the South Pole on December 17th 1980, and the North Pole on April 11th 1982.
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∙ 15y agoRoald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored the South Pole at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen got there first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition was found dead by a relief party two years later in 1913.
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∙ 14y agoOn 29th of November, 1929, US Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, pilot Bernt Balchen, Co-pilot Harold June and photographer Ashley McKinley became the first people to fly over the South Pole.
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∙ 13y agoRonald Amundsen was the firs the walk on and explore Antarctica but he was followed by Scott.
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∙ 13y agobiblical Adam was the first to travel to both poles
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∙ 11y agoRobert Falcon Scott
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∙ 14y agoRoald Amundsen.
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Who flew over the North and South Poles?
Richard E. Byrd was a navigator and expedition leader who claimed that he was the first to fly over the South and North Poles. However, his claims were disputed and majority of polar experts believe that Roald Amundsen has the first verifiable flight claim to each pole.
Who were the explorers who first reached the Poles?
The first explorer to reach the south pole was roald Amundsen who was shortly followed by Robert Scott falcon. Who reached the north pole first, I have no idea.
Where are the melting ice caps?
In the Arctic the polar ice cap is melting, losing about 3% ice every year. In the summer of 2007, for the first time in recorded history, the North-West Passage was open for shipping.
What are north south lines that form half circles between the North and South poles?
The North-South lines, forming half circles between the two poles are meridians of longitude, which are of the same length, unlike the parallels of latitude, that are all parallel to the equator and whose perimeter decreases as the increasing ditance from the equator.
Is the north pole a negative charge?
Magnets are said to have a "north pole" and a "south pole". Traditionally, the north pole of a magnet is the side that would be attracted toward the North Pole of the Earth in a compass. Since opposite magnetic poles attract, the Earth's "Magnetic North Pole" is physically a magnetic south pole.To answer the question... No, the north pole is not a negative charge. We speak of north and south poles in magnetism. We speak of positive and negative charges in electrostatics.
What were Roald Amundsen's important achievements?
He was the first person to reach the South Pole, and he was also the first to reach both the South and the North Poles. He was one of the first people to fly from Europe to America.
Who was the first to visit both the North and South Poles?
Albert P. Crary was the first to visit both poles, reaching the North Pole in 1952 and the South Pole in 1961. (see: http://www.answers.com/topic/albert-p-crary)
Who is first person to stand on north and south pole?
The First men to reach both Poles on foot, were Charlie Burton and Ranulph Fiennes as part of the Transglobe expedition of 1979/82.
What was Roald Amundsen's achievements in the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen achieved many things in both the North and South Poles, however his journey in the South Pole is more known worldwide. Many things were named after him and he did not have achievements in the South Pole - he just achieved what he aimed to do there. This goal was to become the first person to reach both poles and it was fulfilled completely.
What is the meaning of pole when describing earth?
Earth has two pairs of poles, the geographic north and south poles and the magnetic north and south poles. The geographic poles are the two places where Earth's rotational axis, the imaginary line that represents the center of Earth's rotation, intersects the surface of the earth. The magnetic poles are where Earth's magnetic field diverges/converges, just like the poles of a bar magnet, except that Earth's north magnetic pole is comparable to the south pole of a bar magnet, and Earth's south pole is comparable to the north pole of a bar magnet. The locations of the geographic poles never change, but the magnetic poles wander around from time to time. In fact when studying the floor of the Atlantic Ocean for the first time scientists found evidence that the polarity of Earth's magnetic field completely reverses every few hundred millennia (the north and south magnetic poles switch places).
Who flew over the North and South Poles?
Richard E. Byrd was a navigator and expedition leader who claimed that he was the first to fly over the South and North Poles. However, his claims were disputed and majority of polar experts believe that Roald Amundsen has the first verifiable flight claim to each pole.
Do meridians run parallel to the north and south poles?
Well, first of all, it's kind of difficult to say what it means for a line to be parallel to two points.But it's probably safe to answer this question with "no", because all of the meridiansmeet at the north and south poles. That is, the north and south poles are two pointsthat are on every meridian, and a point is never on anything that it's parallel to.It should also be mentioned that no two meridians are parallel, and no meridianis parallel to anything else.
Who was the first person to travel from north to south pole?
Matthew Henson
Why was it important to people when the first person climbed mount Everest?
It was important for someone to reach the summit of Mount Everest as the North and South Poles had been reached and the summit of Mount Everest was the last big adventure for man.
What was Ranulph Fiennes famous for?
He was the first person to visit both the north and south poles by surface means and the first to completely cross Antarctica on foot, climbed Mount Everest at the age of 65, and ran 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days.
Who were the explorers who first reached the Poles?
The first explorer to reach the south pole was roald Amundsen who was shortly followed by Robert Scott falcon. Who reached the north pole first, I have no idea.
If the north pole of the bar magnet suspends the first nail by attraction what is the nail's polarity?
When turned on, yes they do. Even after turned off, some of the charge from the electricity involved will have slightly changed the material that is magnetized. The poles will be there, yet seldom very strong.
