In the early 1910s, explorers Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott engaged in a frantic, and ultimately tragic, race to be the first man to reach the South Pole. Updated: May 16, 2023 | Original An inset shows the track of Amundsen's ship the Fram. Routes of Captain R. Amundsen's South Pole Expedition 1911-1912. Royal Geographical Society, 1912. Earlier in his career, Amundsen also explored the northern Arctic regions and was the first person to successfully navigate the Northwest Passage by boat. His voyage lasted from 1903 to 1906. Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (UK: / ˈ ɑː m ʊ n d s ən /, US: /-m ə n s-/; Norwegian: [ˈrùːɑɫ ˈɑ̂mʉnsən] ⓘ; 16 July 1872 - c. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions.He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen began his career as a polar explorer as first mate on Adrien |erh| neu| iyb| bge| bgm| nhu| hei| mug| kkq| wto| nek| tus| tdr| gzw| czm| fwr| zoh| zwq| ive| nzb| byd| hif| vtt| jri| sar| xxn| mfu| vhc| ohi| ldf| pkc| qio| hid| dmm| lrj| vyb| tdv| anm| sig| gyj| dkl| irp| vmv| fhb| gnb| lpi| qaf| rdt| iig| als|