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He Remains Buried In Ice Along With His Crew After He Lost The Race To The South Pole
Amundsen made it to the southernmost point ... next supply depot and over 150 miles from their final destination. The captain's last journal entry was dated March 29, 1912. A search party came ...
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Polar Exploration
Capt. Scott said to have reached the South Pole LONDON, March 7, 1912 (UP) -- Satisfied of the authenticity of the reports received from Wellington, New Zealand, that Captain Roald Amundsen admits ...
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The Man Who Took the Prize
Also heading south was the well-advertised British Antarctic Expedition, under the command of Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Amundsen was keenly conscious of his rival, as his September 12 diary ...
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What was the Race to the South Pole?
I set out in 1911 to be the first person to reach the South Pole. I knew that Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, also wanted to get their first. The race was on.