The most famous groups of explorers who set out to reach the South Pole were Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) and Roald Amundsen's Norwegian Expedition (1910-1912). Both expeditions raced to be the first to reach the South Pole, with Amundsen successfully reaching it first in December 1911. Scott's expedition tragically ended with his team perishing on the return journey.
The honour of first stepping foot at the South Pole belongs to Norwegian explorers Roald Amundsen and his team, who finished their quest on December 14, 1911.
The North Pole was first reached by Robert Peary in 1909, although there is some controversy surrounding the validity of his claim. The South Pole was reached by Roald Amundsen in 1911.
The North Pole lies in the Arctic, the South Pole is in the Antarctic. So it'd be impossible to reach North Pole in Antarctic, since it isn't there.
he came 112 miles away from the geographic south pole.
Wrong pole, Peary went for the North Pole, which he claimed he reached on April 7th 1909, a claim which is still disputed today.
Explorers already have. There is a research station from the US at the south pole.
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Roald Amundsen was their leader.
Roald Amundsen was the leader of the first group of explorers to reach the South Pole in 1911. He and his team reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911, beating the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
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.
Scott and his team reached the South Pole.
I'm not so sure there R any explorers in the south pole.
The honour of first stepping foot at the South Pole belongs to Norwegian explorers Roald Amundsen and his team, who finished their quest on December 14, 1911.
In Amundsen's team, there is no notation of which of the two team members reached 90 degrees South 'first'.
The South Pole was discovered by explorers on December 14, 1911, by a Norwegian explorer named Roald Amundsen.
The North Pole was first reached by Robert Peary in 1909, although there is some controversy surrounding the validity of his claim. The South Pole was reached by Roald Amundsen in 1911.