![Roald Amundsen, the first person to reach the South Pole. The Norwegian explorer made it there in 1911. Photo taken in 1912 Stock Photo - Alamy Roald Amundsen, the first person to reach the South Pole. The Norwegian explorer made it there in 1911. Photo taken in 1912 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CWA9DF/roald-amundsen-the-first-person-to-reach-the-south-pole-the-norwegian-CWA9DF.jpg)
Roald Amundsen, the first person to reach the South Pole. The Norwegian explorer made it there in 1911. Photo taken in 1912 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Tired, frozen, beaten: image of Captain Scott's expedition that foretold a tragedy | Scott of the Antarctic | The Guardian Tired, frozen, beaten: image of Captain Scott's expedition that foretold a tragedy | Scott of the Antarctic | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/69bb0dadc4599a95caaee50670fb607c1bf14f19/0_559_5288_3173/master/5288.jpg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=191b3b3d3d4840423282af9a208d665d)
Tired, frozen, beaten: image of Captain Scott's expedition that foretold a tragedy | Scott of the Antarctic | The Guardian
![NOISER on Twitter: "📢 Today on #HistoryDaily: The Race to the South Pole. 📅 #OnThisDay in 1911, Norweigan polar explorer Roald Amundsen becomes the first person to reach the South Pole 🇳🇴❄️🛷 NOISER on Twitter: "📢 Today on #HistoryDaily: The Race to the South Pole. 📅 #OnThisDay in 1911, Norweigan polar explorer Roald Amundsen becomes the first person to reach the South Pole 🇳🇴❄️🛷](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGkQDO3XoAMVN7h.jpg:large)