Amundsen sailed a ship, the Fram, to Antarctica as a way to transport his gear, equipment, personnel and supplies to Antarctica.
The Amundsen expedition used dogs to get to the South Pole. The Scott expedition used ponies which, with the wisdom of hindsight, was deemed to have contributed to his failure.
There are many elements to this debate, but a few stand out. Amundsen's base camp was closer to the South Pole than was Scott's; Amundsen's team members were all experienced skiers; they were willing to use dogs to pull supply and equipment-laden sleds, and consume the dogs as part of their diet enroute. All this meant that Amundsen saw advantages in his planning and execution and took advantage of them to best Scott's efforts to achieve the South Pole by 33 days.
He got to the South Pole first because he had a huge head start (about two weeks) he had also planned the location of his base camp so it was suitable for his team. The team had assembled a small wooden hut (called Fram) so they would be comfortable in the base camp during the really cold winters. Amundsen also planned his journey months before he actually started. He laid three depots before the journey started, to reduce the amount of supplies he and his team would have to carry. He used dogs to pull the sleds, they skied and took a shorter route than did the Englishman, Captain Scott. Amundsen also made sure he took the most direct route no matter what they had to face.
In 1952 Bob Mathias, a decathlon athlete, became the first Olympian to use a fiberglass pole.
Yes, South Africa does use the decimal system
Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole first, not the North Pole. He accomplished this in 1911 through careful planning, strategic use of dogsleds, and knowledge of polar conditions. His expedition's success was also attributed to his experience as a skilled polar explorer.
The Amundsen expedition used dogs to get to the South Pole. The Scott expedition used ponies which, with the wisdom of hindsight, was deemed to have contributed to his failure.
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There are many elements to this debate, but a few stand out. Amundsen's base camp was closer to the South Pole than was Scott's; Amundsen's team members were all experienced skiers; they were willing to use dogs to pull supply and equipment-laden sleds, and consume the dogs as part of their diet enroute. All this meant that Amundsen saw advantages in his planning and execution and took advantage of them to best Scott's efforts to achieve the South Pole by 33 days.
Roald Amundsen first reached the South Pole. The reason this is not well-known is because he did not want anyone to call him back. His traveling companions couldn't even send letters because he was afraid that it would betray where they were and someone would tell him to retreat. A good source to use: http://www.south-pole.com/p0000101.htmIf it doesn't accept the link, just copy and paste it in the URL Address bar.
He used 3 sledges and 52 snowdogs
"I used a team of sled dogs" -Scott.Another AnswerScott took ponies and mechanical vehicles to Antarctica, but man-hauled sleds on his trek to the South Pole. Amundsen used sled dogs.
Yes, Amundsen received permission to use Fridtjof Nansen's polar [reinforced hull] exploration ship, named Fram.
First, you would see two different hemispheres of stars from these opposite ends of the Earth.. Second, at the South Pole, given privileges, you could use astronomy tools installed by the United States at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole scientific research station. At the North Pole, you'd be standing on sea ice using whatever telescopic tools you brought with you.
Officially they use Universal Time aka Greenwich Mean Time aka London Time. However in the north pole the camps tend to use Moscow time for day to day activities, and in the south pole the science and support staff of Amundsen-Scott Station live by New-Zealand Time.
Largely because Scott was relying on an unproved strategy involving the use of not only dogs (as Amundsen did) but also horses and motor sledges for transportation. As it turns out, neither the horses nor the motor sledges performed nearly as well as Scott had hoped. It's also worth noting that Amundsen's party set forth nearly two weeks before Scott's did (October 19 vs. November 1), though this was not the only cause, since Amundsen beat Scott to the pole by the considerably wider margin of five weeks (December 14 vs. January 17).
The South Pole is located on the continent of Antarctica and is found at 90 degrees South Latitude.