A Brief History of Antarctic Exploration and Discovery
1907 – 09
The British merchant seaman, Ernest Shackleton returned to Antarctica and attempted to reach the Geographic South Pole and Magnetic South Pole but failed in his attempt. His colleague, Douglas Mawson (Australian) reaches the Magnetic South Pole.
1910 – 12
Roald Amundsen set out in direct competition with Captain Robert Scott, to reach the South Pole. Amundsen reached the South Pole on the 14th December 1911 ahead of Scott.
Scott and four companions reached the South Pole 33 days after Amundsen. Their return journey was hampered by ferociously bad weather and all five men die.
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