Amundsen #OnThis Day

On 14 December 1911 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and four other team members are the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Amundsen's crew were: Helmer Hanssen Sverre Hassel Oscar Wisting Olav Bjaaland credit: bilinmiyor, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons There were also 14 shore crew supporting the expedition. Reaching the South Pole was an amazing achievement for the small independent nation of Norway.

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