Which explorer was the first to reach the South Pole?
A Roald Amundsen
B Robert Peary
C Robert Falcon Scott
The 1911 expedition led by the Norwegian Roald Amundsen reached the Geographic South Pole on December 14. Amundsen arrived ahead of the British crew led by Robert Falcon Scott, who embarked on the expedition in the same year but arrived five weeks later.
The correct answer is Roald Amundsen.