Captain Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole in January 1912
Roald Amundsen beat British explorer Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole in 1911. Amundsen's expedition successfully reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911, while Scott's team arrived about a month later on January 17, 1912, only to find that Amundsen had beaten them.
In 1911, the Roald Amundsen (Norwegian explorer) beat the British explorer Robert F. Scott in the race to be the first who reached the South Pole (ie.the Antarctica).
The British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Scott ultimately reached the pole but died with his team on the return trip.
Roald Amundsen
Robert Scott was a British explorer who led an expedition to Antarctica in 1911-1912. He discovered the polar plateau and reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912, only to find that Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had beaten him there. Scott and his team tragically perished on their return journey.
Yes, Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912. However, they discovered that Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had reached the pole first. Tragically, Scott and his team perished on the return journey.
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both 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 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.
Sir Edmund Hillary reached the South Pole, as part of the British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, on 4 January 1958.
The French explorer who reached the most southern point in America was Ferdinand Magellan in 1520 during his circumnavigation of the globe. Magellan's expedition reached the southern tip of South America, now known as Cape Horn.
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 reached the South Pole 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.
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.
Alistair Mackay never reached the geographical South Pole. What he did reach was the Magnetic South Pole along with Douglas Mawson and Edgeworth David on the 16th January 1909. This was part of the British Antarctic Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton.