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Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.
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Roald Amundsen
Norwegian polar explorer (1872–1928)
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Olav Bjaaland
20th-century Norwegian polar explorer
Olav Bjaaland was a Norwegian ski champion and polar explorer. In 1911, he was one of the first five men to reach the South Pole as part of Amundsen's South Pole expedition.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Helmer Hanssen
Norwegian sailor, pilot and polar explorer (1870–1956)
Helmer Julius Hanssen was a Norwegian sailor, pilot and polar explorer. He participated in three of the polar expeditions led by Roald Amundsen and was one of the first five explorers to reach the South Pole.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sverre Hassel
Norwegian polar explorer (1876–1928)
Sverre Helge Hassel was a Norwegian polar explorer and one of the first five people to reach the South Pole.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Oscar Wisting
Norwegian Naval officer and polar explorer (1861–1936)
Oscar Adolf Wisting was a Norwegian Naval officer and polar explorer. Together with Roald Amundsen he was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
South Pole
Southernmost point on Earth
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the point in the Southern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True South Pole to distinguish from the south magnetic pole.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)