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Polar History

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A black-and-white photo, colorized, of a serious-looking person in a thick, fur-lined hooded coat—possibly part of an Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions team—with striking blue eyes staring directly ahead against a dark Antarctica backdrop.

Roald Amundsen

By Polar Explorers, Polar History
ROALD ENGELBREGT GRAVNING AMUNDSEN (1872–1928) Roald Amundsen left his mark on the Heroic Era as one of the most successful polar explorers ever born. He led the 1910–12 Antarctic expedition which was the first to reach the South Pole, on 14 December 1911. He was the first to traverse the…
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A sepia-toned portrait of a man in a formal military uniform with epaulettes, medals, and a high collar. He has short hair and a serious expression, facing slightly to the right—evoking early Antarctic explorers bound for the South Pole.

Captain Robert Falcon Scott

By Polar Explorers, Polar History
CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT, CVO, RN (1868 –1912) Robert F. Scott was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition (1901–1904) and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913). On the first Antarctic expedition, Scott set a new southern record by…
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A sepia-toned portrait of a serious-looking man in a suit and tie with slicked-back hair; signed Ernest H. Shackleton Oct 1909 in black ink, evoking his legendary South Pole expeditions to Antarctica.

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

By Polar Explorers, Polar History
Ernest Shackleton was one of the most celebrated explorers of the Heroic Age. He led the 1907-09 Nimrod Antarctic expedition, which pioneered a route to the South Pole and reached latitude 88° 23'. His return to Antarctica in 1914 was intended to achieve the first trans-Antarctic crossing, but instead resulted…
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