Amundsen's South Pole expedition

The first expedition to reach the Geographic South Pole was led by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. He and four other crew members made it to the geographical South Pole on 14 December 1911, which was to be five weeks ahead of the British party led by Robert Falcon Scott as part of the Terra Nova Expedition.

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Which happened first?

• Amundsen's South Pole expedition and Japanese Antarctic Expedition began in the same year
• Amundsen's South Pole expedition and Terra Nova Expedition began in the same year
• Amundsen's South Pole expedition began 3 years after British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)
• Amundsen's South Pole expedition began 4 years before Expedition Endurance
• Amundsen's South Pole expedition began 9 years after Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)

Timeline

1. Discovery Expedition (1901-1904)1901–1904
2. British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)August 1907 – March 1909
3. Amundsen's South Pole expedition (this page)June 3, 1910 – January 30, 1912
4. Japanese Antarctic ExpeditionDecember 1, 1910 – June 20, 1912
5. Terra Nova ExpeditionJune 1, 1910 – June 14, 1913
6. Expedition EnduranceAugust 8, 1914 – January 1917

Related

• Lewis and Clark ExpeditionMay 14, 1804 – September 23, 1806
• Franklin's lost expeditionMay 19, 1845 – 1848
• Belgian Antarctic ExpeditionAugust 16, 1897 – November 5, 1899
• Southern Cross ExpeditionAugust 22, 1898 – April 1, 1900
• Nansen's Fram expedition (1893–1896)1893–1896
• S. A. Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition of 1897July 1897 – October 1897
• Shackleton–Rowett Expedition1921–1922
• Gauss expeditionAugust 11, 1901 – 1903