Who was the first Norwegian explorer to reach the South Pole?

Answer 1

That would depend on your definition of "reach". 1773: Captain James Cook became the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle. 1820: The Antarctic continent was first seen by human eyes. Historians have disagreed on who those eyes belonged to; at least one possible claimant is believed to have seen land but mistaken it for ice at the time. Credit for being the first man to see the continent has been divided between three men who made separate voyages to Antarctica that year: Fabian von Bellingshausen, a captain in the Russian Imperial Navy; Edward Bransfield, a captain in the British navy; Nathaniel Brown Palmer, an American sealer. 1840: Frenchman Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont d'Urville became the first person to set foot on Antarctica. (Some historians believe that John Davis, an American sealer, may have set foot on the Antarctic Peninsula in 1821, but even he was unsure if he landed on the continent itself or a nearby island.)

Answer 2

The Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen, led the expedition that arrived at the South Pole a month in advance of the team led by British Sir Robert Falcon Scott. It is not recorded which of Amundsen's team stood at 90 degrees South Latitude first, second, third, or fourth. Nor did the Scott team make such a list.

Answer 3

The first expedition to the South Pole that actually succeeded in getting there was led by Robert Falcon Scott. 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.

Answer 4

The South Pole was first reached on December 14, 1911, by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.

Answer 5

Amundsen's team of four reached the South Pole as a group and there is no documentation that notes the order in which they arrived there.

Answer 6

Roald Amundsen and his team.

Answer 7

roald amundsen

Answer 8

Robert falcon Scott