Amundsen set off exploring at age 21 and he did so, actively until he died at age 53. His departure dates depended on his destination.
Amundsen became an explorer at age 21, after his mother died, in 1893.
Roald Amundsen is credited with reaching the South Pole first in 1911. Amundsen was from Norway. Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored the South Pole at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen got there first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition was found dead by a relief party two years later in 1913.
Amundsen sailed twice to Antarctica, once with the Belgica Expedition in 1887 and again in 1910 with his South Pole Expedition.
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored Antarctica at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition was found dead by a relief party two years later in 1913.
Amundsen set sail in the Fram for the North Pole in 1910, and while at sea, altered his destination to the South Pole.
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored the South Pole at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen got there first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition was found dead by a relief party two years later in 1913.
Roald Amundsen and his team arrived at the south pole on December 14, 1911
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both led teams that explored the South Pole at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen's team got there first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott's team reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen's team had arrived there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition were found dead by a relief party in October 2012.
Both respective explorer teams left their native countries in 1910.
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored the South Pole at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen got there first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition was found dead by a relief party two years later in 1913.
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Mawson left Antarctica in December 1913. Amundsen left Antarctica probably in February 1912, based on his arrival in Hobart, Australia in early March that year. Scott died on the Antarctic continent and remained there, buried in his tent.
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