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Norwegians Discover the South Pole

December 14, 1911

Norwegian Ronald Amundsen and his team of five are the first humans to reach the Geographic South Pole on December 14, 1911. They are five weeks ahead of their British rivals, led by Robert Falcon Scott, who perish on the return journey. Despite Amundsen’s clear victory, the story of Scott’s team’s heroic tragedy will eventually eclipse the Norwegian achievement.

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