Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

As early as the early 19th century, the Antarctic continent was discovered by people. Although the United States, Britain and Russia are arguing over who first discovered the Antarctic, they all know nothing about the Antarctic continent.

At the beginning of the 2th century, since the North Pole was conquered by peary, people started a race to see who reached the South Pole first. Scott, an Englishman, and Amundsen, a Norwegian, led two expeditions respectively and started a thrilling expedition.

on November 1, 1911, Scott led a well-equipped expedition to the south pole, with 33 dogs, 15 Siberian ponies and two snowmobiles. On October 19th, 1911, another team led by Amundsen set foot on the journey of conquering the South Pole, and Biscottes acted more than 1 days earlier. Amundsen and his team drove a sleigh pulled by 52 Eskimo dogs. After 57 days of arduous trekking, they finally reached the South Pole on December 14th, 1911. Amundsen and his four partners became the first people in the world to reach the South Pole. With great excitement, they planted the Norwegian flag at the South Pole, left a message to their opponent Scott, and then returned home.

The Siberian ponies brought by Scott's expedition all fell ill because they didn't adapt to the polar climate, and two snowmobiles broke down. They had to drag a sled weighing more than 19 kilograms to walk slowly on the bumpy ice sheet. On January 18, the following year, that is, January 18, 1912, he arrived at the South Pole, one month and five days later than Amundsen. When they saw the Norwegian flag and the letter, they were very depressed. They had to go back as runners-up. Unfortunately, there was a violent snowstorm on the way, and all five people were killed.

To commemorate these two people who first conquered the South Pole, the American South Pole Science Station was named Amundsen-Scott Science Station.