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The Race to the South PoleExpedition Number One:Leader: Roald AmundsenExpedition Name: Amundsen’s South Pole ExpeditionReached on 14 December, 1911Expedition Number Two:Leader: Robert Falcon ScottExpedition Name: Terra Nova ExpeditionReached on 17 January, 1912Amundsen’s South Pole expedition (1910-1912)###Key people: (Total 19)Thorvald Nilsen, a navigator who would be second-in-commandHjalmar Fredrik Gjertsen, expedition doctorKristian Prestrud, a naval officerOscar Wisting, a naval gunner/amateur veterinarian*Olav Bjaaland, a champion skier who was a skilled carpenter and ski-maker*Helmer Hanssen, a skilled dog driver*Sverre Hassel, a skilled dog driver*Adolf Lindstrøm, the cookTimeline:Had planned for a North Pole expeditionObtained Fridtjof Nansen’s polar exploration ship, FramPlan disrupted in 1909 when rival explorers, Frederick Cook and Robert E. Peary each claimed to have reached the North PoleHe changed his focus to South PoleUncertain whether he would get the support, he kept the plan to himself up