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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the two men to lead the Great Race to the south pole were Richard E. Byrd and Robert F. Scott
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott.
The two men who led the great race to the South Pole were Roald Amundsen from Norway and Robert Falcon Scott from Britain. Amundsen successfully reached the South Pole first in 1911, while Scott and his team arrived a month later in 1912, but tragically perished on the return journey.
The race to the South Pole began in the early 20th century, with several expeditions being launched from 1901 onwards. Notably, Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott were the two prominent leaders in the race, with Amundsen successfully reaching the pole on December 14, 1911.
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.
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.
Scott raced Roald Amunsden, Amunsden got to the South Pole first.
Scott raced Roald Amunsden, Amunsden got to the South Pole first.
Amundesun won and Scott died on the way back.
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Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, beat Robert Falcon Scott in the race to the South Pole in 1912. Amundsen and his team arrived at the pole on December 14, 1911, while Scott's team reached it on January 17, 1912, only to discover they had been beaten.