Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored Antarctica at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen got there first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition was found dead by a relief party two years later in 1913.
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the geographical south pole i think is a group of flags?
which explorer traveled farther south than any other did
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.