Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912

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Antarctic expedition Norwegian expedition polar expedition

Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 was the pioneering Norwegian Antarctic journey that first reached the geographic South Pole, marking a major milestone in polar exploration.

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Label	Occurrences
Amundsen's South Pole expedition	4
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition	3
Amundsen’s South Pole expedition	2
Amundsen South Pole expedition	1
Amundsen's South Pole expedition 1910–1912	1
Roald Amundsen South Pole expedition 1910–1912	1
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 canonical	1
The South Pole (account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition)	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Antarctic expedition ⓘ Norwegian expedition ⓘ polar expedition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ surface form: Amundsen’s South Pole expedition Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ
announcementStrategy	kept South Pole objective secret from most backers initially ⓘ
approximateNumberOfDogsAtStart	97 ⓘ
baseCamp	Framheim ⓘ
baseIceShelf	Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ
baseLocation	Bay of Whales ⓘ
beatRivalToPoleByDays	about 33 ⓘ
campAtPoleName	Polheim ⓘ
competedWith	British Antarctic Expedition ⓘ surface form: Terra Nova Expedition
competedWithLeader	Robert Falcon Scott ⓘ
continent	Antarctica ⓘ
country	Norway ⓘ
departurePort	Buenos Aires ⓘ Hobart ⓘ Madeira ⓘ Oslo ⓘ
destination	South Pole ⓘ
endDate	1912-01-25 ⓘ
flagPlantedAtPole	Norwegian flag ⓘ
goal	to reach the geographic South Pole ⓘ
latitudeOfGoal	90°S ⓘ
leader	Roald Amundsen ⓘ
legacy	major milestone in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration ⓘ
member	Helmer Hanssen ⓘ Olav Bjaaland ⓘ Oscar Wisting ⓘ Roald Amundsen ⓘ Sverre Hassel ⓘ
notableFor	first undisputed attainment of the geographic South Pole ⓘ
planningOriginallyFor	Fram expedition 1893–1896 ⓘ surface form: North Pole drift expedition
primaryVessel	Fram ⓘ
reachedSouthPoleDate	1911-12-14 ⓘ
result	first successful attainment of the geographic South Pole ⓘ
scientificWork	geographical surveying ⓘ magnetic observations ⓘ meteorological observations ⓘ oceanographic measurements ⓘ
seasonOfPolarJourney	Antarctic spring 1911 ⓘ
shipType	polar exploration ship ⓘ
sponsor	Fridtjof Nansen ⓘ
startDate	1910-06-03 ⓘ
teamSizeAtPole	5 ⓘ
usedAnimals	Husky ⓘ surface form: Greenland dogs
usedRoute	Axel Heiberg Glacier route ⓘ
usedTransport	dog sledges ⓘ skis ⓘ

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Fram → usedInExpedition → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition → precededBy → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

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Roald Amundsen → ledExpedition → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

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Roald Amundsen → authored → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

this entity surface form: The South Pole (account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition)

Amundsen Gjøa expedition → followedBy → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amundsen South Pole expedition

polar exploration ship Fram → expedition → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

subject surface form: Fram

this entity surface form: Roald Amundsen South Pole expedition 1910–1912

British Antarctic Expedition → competitor → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amundsen's South Pole expedition

Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 → alsoKnownAs → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

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Oscar Wisting → notableWork → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

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Oscar Wisting → participantIn → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amundsen's South Pole expedition 1910–1912

Helmer Hanssen → participantIn → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition

Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm → participantIn → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amundsen’s South Pole expedition

Northwest Passage expedition 1903 → followedBy → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition

Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration → includesEvent → Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ

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