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When was the first successful expedition to the South Pole plateau completed?
Quick Answer
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition reached the pole on 14 December 1911.
The Full Story
Roald Amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the South Pole on 14 December 1911. Although Antarctica is an ice continent rather than a desert in the usual sense, it is also the largest cold desert on Earth. Amundsen’s journey involved crossing the high Antarctic plateau in some of the planet’s harshest conditions. The expedition beat Robert Falcon Scott’s party by more than a month.
Key Facts
1.Date: 14 December 1911
2.First to reach the South Pole
3.Antarctica is the largest cold desert
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