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HISTORY
Firsts
First to Reach the South Pole
This list features the first people to reputedly reach the South Pole.
RANK | PERSON | NATIONALITY | EXPEDITION | DATE |
1 | Roald Amundsen (Leader); Olav Bjaaland; Helmer Hanssen; Sverre Hassel; Christian V. S. Johansen | Norwegian | South Pole Expedition | 14 December 1911 |
2 | Robert Falcon Scott (Leader); Edward Wilson; Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates; T. Edgar Evans; William Lashly; Tom Crean; Frank Wild; George Murray Levick | British | Terra Nova Expedition | 17 January 1912 |
References
Royal Museums Greenwich, 2021. Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Available at: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/captain-robert-falcon-scott [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Royal Museums Greenwich, 2021. The race to the South Pole: Scott and Amundsen. Available at: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/race-south-pole-scott-amundsen#:~:text=Captain%20Scott%20and%20Roald%20Amundsen,Amundsen%20–%20and%20tragedy%20for%20Scott [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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