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Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Moving: Why It’s Happening And What It Means
After reading about Earth’s magnetic north pole shifting, dive into the story of Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole and the first to fly over the North Pole. Then, view 27 ...
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Exploration in the 20th Century
Robert Scott, Edward Wilson and Ernest Shackleton make the first attempt to reach the South Pole ... Naomi Uemura becomes the first man to reach the North Pole alone by way of dog sled.
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What was the Race to the South Pole?
How do you do, Ollie? I’m Robert Falcon Scott. 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 ...
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Quest for the Pole: Historic Antarctic Land Journeys
In 1902, Scott, Dr. Edward Wilson, and Ernest Shackleton set out with dog teams and sledges aiming to be the first to reach the South Pole. They pushed south to 82º16.5'S, when scurvy ...
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Young Norwegian sets new record with solo journey to the South Pole
The first person to reach the South Pole was Roald Amundsen, who led a Norwegian expedition in December 1911. The history of heroic polar expeditions Karen Kyllesoe's expedition is reminiscent of ...