Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen’s great achievement of reaching the Geographic South Pole 100 years ago was celebrated in style with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg visiting the Pole and unveiling a specially commissioned ice bust of Amundsen. It took Amundsen’s team 99 days to cover a distance of 1,800 miles and it was a victorious moment when he planted the Norwegian flag at the Pole on December 14, 1911. What’s more, he had reached five weeks ahead of a British party led by Robert Falcon Scott!
Amundsen and his team spent almost two months skiing across the frozen Ross Sea, climbing steep hills to the Antarctic plateau at about 9,800 feet (3,000 meters) and crossing vast ice fields to reach the pole.
During the preparations they placed several depots of food and supplies along parts of the route before the final assault toward the pole. Once there, they spent three days doing scientific measurements before starting the return trip.
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