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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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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.
Have explorers reached the North or South Pole?
Yes, explorers have reached both the North and South Poles. The first successful expedition to the North Pole was led by Robert Peary in 1909, while the South Pole was first reached by Roald Amundsen in 1911.
Why you represent a magnet by North and south poles why not east and west?
Magnetism is characterized by the interaction between opposite poles, with like poles repelling and opposite poles attracting each other. The convention of labeling them as North and South poles dates back to when magnetic compasses were first used for navigation, aligning with Earth's magnetic field. Using East and West wouldn't provide the same clear reference for which ends are attracted or repelled.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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)
Have explorers reached the North or South Pole?
Yes, explorers have reached both the North and South Poles. The first successful expedition to the North Pole was led by Robert Peary in 1909, while the South Pole was first reached by Roald Amundsen in 1911.
Why you represent a magnet by North and south poles why not east and west?
Magnetism is characterized by the interaction between opposite poles, with like poles repelling and opposite poles attracting each other. The convention of labeling them as North and South poles dates back to when magnetic compasses were first used for navigation, aligning with Earth's magnetic field. Using East and West wouldn't provide the same clear reference for which ends are attracted or repelled.
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 was the first person to travel from north to south pole?
Matthew Henson
When did the explorers reach the north and south poles?
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.
Who was the first person to reach the north pole in antarctica?
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.
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.
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.
