Britain, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Norway, France and Belgium all planned expeditions to reach the South Pole.
In 1911, there were two expeditions to the South Pole.
One was Norwegian, led by the famous explorer Roald Amundsen.
It started from the Bay of Whales in October 1911.
The second expedition, led by the British explorer Robert Scott, started a month later in November 1911 from Cape Evans.
The two teams followed different routes.
Amundsen reached the Transantarctic Mountains in November 1911 and Scott reached the same mountains in December 1911.
Amundsen reached the South Pole in December 1911 and Scott arrived 33 days later in January 1912.
Amundsen’s successful expedition returned to base camp.
Scott’s mission was a disaster.
All the members of the team died on the return journey.
Scott himself died in March 1912.
