Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
The early 1900s were the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration (1895-1922): expedition after expedition, adventurers pushed deeper into the white continent. The prize: the South Pole, at 90° south latitude. Despite the attempts of Robert Falcon Scott in 1902 and Ernest Shackleton in 1909, nobody had reached it.
In 1911, two teams set out for it at the same time, one British, the other Norwegian. Both would reach their goal, but only one would come back alive. This race mixed planning, cunning, luck and willpower, qualities that were not all on the side of the survivors.
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- 2Amundsen learns from the Inuit
- 3Scott and the lesson of the Discovery
- 4Dogs versus ponies: the race begins
- 5Norwegian victory, British tragedy
Open-book quiz8 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary6 terms explained in a tap.
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