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Who were the opponents in the 1911 race to arrive first to the South Pole?

  1. Roald Amundsen (Norway) vs. Captain Robert Scott (Royal Navy)

  2. Umberto Nobile (Italy) vs. Rear Admiral Richard Byrd (US Navy)

  3. Fridtjof Nansen (Norway) vs. Lincoln Ellsworth (USA)

  4. Nils Nordeskjold (Sweden) vs. Robert Peary (USA)
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Explanation

The 1911 race to the South Pole was between Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and British Royal Navy officer Robert Falcon Scott. Amundsen reached the pole on December 14, 1911, winning the race. Scott's expedition arrived five weeks later on January 17, 1912, but tragically perished during the return journey.

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