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24 de nov. de 2009 · Amundsen completed his preparations and in June 1910 sailed instead for Antarctica, where the English explorer Robert F. Scott was also headed with the aim of reaching the South Pole. In early ...
9 de feb. de 2010 · Sailing his ship into Antarctica’s Bay of Whales, Amundsen set up base camp 60 miles closer to the pole than Scott. In October, both explorers set off; Amundsen using sleigh dogs and Scott ...
The station's name honors Roald Amundsen and Robert F. Scott, who attained the South Pole in 1911 and 1912. U.S. research stations at the geographic South Pole The first station, built to support researchers during the International Geophysical Year, was begun in November 1956 and completed in February 1957.
7 de sept. de 1999 · At the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In the brilliant dual biography, the award-winning writer Roland Huntford re-examines every detail of the great race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen.
19 de abr. de 2020 · The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is a USA-operated scientific research station at the South Pole. Scott has gone down in history for his heroic failure, especially in his native England. Speaking from a visit to Antarctica, Scott's grandson told BBC News that his scientific legacy should be better appreciated.
Explorers Use Different Means to Reach the South Pole. Amundsen and Scott faced very similar challenges. Each had to travel roughly 1,800 miles to the pole and back, carry or depot enough food, fuel, and equipment to make sure they could make it, and be completely self-reliant for most or all of their journeys.
The new $174 million Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is a technological and engineering marvel designed to support an array of scientific investigations, from astrophysics to seismology, while accommodating harsh conditions on the polar plateau. It is capable of housing more than 20 times as many people as stood at the Pole with Amundsen—or ...
