Multiple choice The first man to reach the South Pole was Graham Pal Stella Seinfeld Amundson Col. Jatinder Kumar Bajaj Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen led the first successful expedition to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911. He beat British explorer Robert Falcon Scott's team by approximately one month in the race to the pole.