Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912
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Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 was the pioneering Norwegian Antarctic journey that first reached the geographic South Pole, marking a major milestone in polar exploration.
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Target entity: Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 Context triple: [Fram, usedInExpedition, Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912]
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Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
The Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition was a 1926 polar venture led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved the first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship.
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Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed 1914–1917 Antarctic venture, best known for the dramatic survival and rescue of its crew after their ship Endurance was trapped and crushed by pack ice.
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Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Russian Antarctic Expedition is Russia’s national polar research program responsible for conducting scientific exploration and maintaining research stations across Antarctica.
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Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition was a 1955–1958 British-led mission that achieved the first overland crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole.
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Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century scientific and exploratory mission led by Otto Nordenskjöld that conducted pioneering research and mapping in the Antarctic region.
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Target entity: Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 Target entity description: Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 was the pioneering Norwegian Antarctic journey that first reached the geographic South Pole, marking a major milestone in polar exploration.
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A.
Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
The Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition was a 1926 polar venture led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved the first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship.
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B.
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed 1914–1917 Antarctic venture, best known for the dramatic survival and rescue of its crew after their ship Endurance was trapped and crushed by pack ice.
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C.
Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Russian Antarctic Expedition is Russia’s national polar research program responsible for conducting scientific exploration and maintaining research stations across Antarctica.
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D.
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition was a 1955–1958 British-led mission that achieved the first overland crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole.
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E.
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century scientific and exploratory mission led by Otto Nordenskjöld that conducted pioneering research and mapping in the Antarctic region.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 Description of subject: Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 was the pioneering Norwegian Antarctic journey that first reached the geographic South Pole, marking a major milestone in polar exploration.
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Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration
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