The whole outcome of the expedition depends on them ... a competition to be the first to fly over the North Pole. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the first man ever to reach the South Pole ...

The writer of this terse diary entry was Roald Amundsen ... earlier Amundsen had been immersed in plans to extend his exploration of the Arctic Ocean and to drift over the North Pole, when ...

Roald Amundsen’s dream of reaching the North Pole haunts him throughout his life. He is obsessed with the idea of discovering the last unchartered lands of the world. While he wins the race ...

Byrd, Roald Amundsen, and Lincoln Ellsworth had much ... had doubts about the veracity of Byrd's claim to have flown over the North Pole. His doubts were confirmed when Floyd Bennett, Byrd's ...

In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first to reach the South Pole. It was one of the most famous expeditions in history. No single country owns Antarctica. Instead many countries ...