Polar Exploration

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Sir Ernest Shackleton was famous for achieving the 'farthest south' at 89 degrees, in his effort to walk to the geographic south pole. He led other expeditions to Antarctica and is famous for 'never loosing a man' -- no one died on his expeditions, a claim available to no other expedition leader.
Sir Ernest Shackleton is known for being an Antarctic Explorer that led the Endurance expedition in 1914-1916. He also trekked towards the South Pole in 1901 with Robert Falcon Scott, but became seriously ill before he could reach it.

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because when he was looking for the north west passage his ship became lost and they have never been found. He also had a major role in Tazmania, forgotten what it waas now, and he also has a statue of him in Hobart i think.

Because the early explorers needed it to find their way through the northwest passage it played an important role in there time, it also save time, money and supplies for the sailors.

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 three members of the Scott expedition were found dead by a relief party in November 1912, having died it is estimated at the end of March 1912, a mere 11 miles from One Ton Depot..

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.

Robert Scott was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led an ill-fated expedition to the South Pole in 1910-1912. The expedition, known as the Terra Nova Expedition, aimed to be the first to reach the South Pole, but tragically Scott and his team perished on their return journey. Despite failing to reach the Pole first, Scott's expedition provided valuable scientific data and raised awareness about the harsh conditions of the Antarctic.

English explorer James Cook first crossed the Antarctic Circle in 1773 during his second voyage to the South Pacific. Cook's expedition marked the first documented crossing of the Antarctic Circle by a European explorer.

No, as he only flew over it in the airship 'Norge'. This does not count as an attainment of a pole. Even though some people seem to think that it does, and give Amundsen the credit of being first person to both poles.

A way to sail to the far east (China, Japan, India) without having to sail around the horn.

HMS discovery and terra nova

You might be thinking of Sir Earnest Shackleton.

it was important to find it because English, French and Dutch explorers were looking to get rich

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Many people from Sir Francis Drake to James Cook to Sir John Franklin.

See the Related Link for a History of the Northwest passage Expeditions.

Penguins are found in the Southern Hemisphere because they evolved in that region. Large penguin species, like the Emperor penguin, are adapted to the extreme cold and harsh conditions of the South Pole. Similarly, smaller penguins in the Northern Hemisphere are better suited for the milder climate and different environmental pressures found in the Arctic.

Largely because Scott was relying on an unproved strategy involving the use of not only dogs (as Amundsen did) but also horses and motor sledges for transportation. As it turns out, neither the horses nor the motor sledges performed nearly as well as Scott had hoped.

It's also worth noting that Amundsen's party set forth nearly two weeks before Scott's did (October 19 vs. November 1), though this was not the only cause, since Amundsen beat Scott to the pole by the considerably wider margin of five weeks (December 14 vs. January 17).

Richard Byrd was am U.S. naval officer, aviator, and polar explorer. In 1928 Byrd began his explorations of Antarctica with the first expedition to his "Little America" base, which was followed in 1929 by a flight with three companions over the South Pole, again the first such flight. He led subsequent expeditions that discovered and mapped large areas of Antarctica.

Robert Edwin Peary, the famous American explorer, passed away on February 20, 1920. His cause of death is not listed in his bio.

Well it was two years before he died in a blizzard on the way back to the hut!

Sir John Franklin was a British Naval Officer and explorer.

in 1925 Richard byrd flew over antarctica

Vitus Jonassen Bering was a Danish sailor for the Russian Navy. He made two major voyages: the first, on the northeastern coast of Asia, and the second, from that area to North America.

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