the geographical south pole i think is a group of flags?
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Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the south pole, beating Scott. He came from Norway.
Ronald Amundsen's impact on the world was that he foundthe south pole,without him our map wouldn't be so updated to the present time now.... he also was the first man to get to the The South Pole and The North Pole!!
Capt. James cook did not attempt to reach the South pole. His voyages of exploration were to South america, South Africa and Australasia.
Shackleton and his team attempted to reach the South Pole, and turned back at 88 degrees S, due to their instincts to survive.The Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) established a goal of 'reaching the pole', which was taken up by Roald Amundsen and Captain Robert F Scott in the upcoming years.
No. The Prime Meridian is about Longitude, which was far more difficult to calculate than Latitude. Latitude can be measured by knowing how high the Sun is above the horizon & by the Stars at night. Longitude needs the addition of knowing time at one place & another place & speed & direction of movement. The Prime Meridian, 0 degrees Longitude runs from Pole to Pole through Greenwich, London. (The Headquarters of the Royal Navy at the time) 0 degrees latitude is the Equator.