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Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both led teams that 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's team got there first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott's team reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen's team had arrived there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition were found dead by a relief party in October 2012.
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∙ 15y agoFatal. Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored Antarctica 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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∙ 8y agoBoth teams left their base camps in the later months of 1911, and Amundsen's team achieved the pole in December that year, to be followed by Scott's team, about a month later, in January 1912. Both expeditions left Europe in 1910.
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∙ 10y agothe two men who led the Great Race wasRobert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen
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Who were the two men who lead the great race to the south pole what year did this take place?
1909
When did the race to the South Pole start?
the race to the south pole started on November 1 1911
Who were the two men who lead the Great Race tot he south pole?
the two men to lead the Great Race to the south pole were Richard E. Byrd and Robert F. Scott
What two men led the great race to the south pole?
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott.
Who were the two men who led the great race to the South Pole?
Ronald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott
Who did Scott race to the south pole?
Scott raced Roald Amunsden, Amunsden got to the South Pole first.
Who were the two men who lead the great race to the south pole?
In 1910, Robert Falcon Scott of England and Roald Amundsen of Norway each hoped to gain the honor of being the first to reach the South Pole.
What great race of Antarctica?
One could describe the 'contest' between Raold Amundsen from Norway and Captain R F Scott of England that took place on the Antarctic continent in 1910-1912, to be the first to set foot at the south pole. as the 'great race of Antarctica'. Read more, below.
Who did the race to the pole?
Scott raced Roald Amunsden, Amunsden got to the South Pole first.
How manny dogs did Robert Falcon Scott use for the great race to the South Pole?
Captain Scott did not take any dogs on his polar trek.
Who beat Robert Falcon Scott in the race to the South Pole in 1912?
The first team at the South Pole was led by Norwegian, Roald Amundsen, who spent about seven days at the pole in December 1911.
What happened on the race to the South Pole?
Amundesun won and Scott died on the way back.
