The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12

Antarctica Through The Archive: A Script

“…16 A picture of the Amundsen expedition with the dog sledge coming towards the camera and the ship Fram in the background (Amundsen, R 1911a). 17 Amundsen describes meeting the Japanese and sharing some conversation in English in his book The South Pole (Amundsen, R 1912). 18 Nobu Shirase is pictured with two of his fellow expeditioners (Nobu, S 1912).…”

The role of scurvy in Scott’s return from the South Pole

“…And to achieve this it is my intention to use fresh meat every day. 10 He claims also that he chose the Bay of Whales for his base camp because of reports of the abundance of animal life there.…”

“…1 Amundsen's dash to the Pole, although not devoid of hardship and setback, was relatively crisisfree and he and the other members of his party (Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting) returned to base camp in good health and had, in fact, put on weight during the journey. 2 In contrast, the return of Scott and the four other members of his party (Lawrence Oates, Henry Bowers, Edward Wilson and Edgar Evans) from the Pole was beset by mishap and tragedy almost as soon as they started out (Figure 1). After only a few weeks Evans had a fall from which he did not recover and he died soon after, though it is not clear whether the fall was the cause.…”

Yukimarimo at Dome C, Antarctica

“…Amundsen (1912) reported cylindrical objects of snow during his journey to the South Pole in 1911. Siple (1959) presented observations at South Pole in 1957, of 'wispy frost balls' with diameters up to 50 mm, which immediately disintegrated when touched.…”