Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who is the first man to reach South Pole

  1. Robert Peary

  2. Roald Amundsen

  3. Fran Phipps

  4. Alexi Leonov

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Explanation

Roald Amundsen (Norwegian explorer) reached the South Pole first on December 14, 1911, beating Robert Falcon Scott's British expedition by about a month. Amundsen was experienced in polar conditions having navigated the Northwest Passage earlier.