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The South Pole Traverse, also called the South Pole Overland Traverse (SPoT), [2] or McMurdo–South Pole Highway [3] is an approximately 995-mile-long (1,601 km) flagged route over compacted snow and ice [4] in Antarctica that links McMurdo Station on the coast to the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, both operated by the National Science Foundation of the United States. [5]
The first ever expedition to reach the Geographic South Pole was led by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.He and four other crew members made it to the geographical south pole on 14 December 1911, [n 1] which would prove to be five weeks ahead of the competitive British party led by Robert Falcon Scott as part of the Terra Nova Expedition.
She also holds the record for the set the record for the fastest human-powered speed record to reach the South Pole of 10 days 14 hours and 56 minutes. This still stands today. [4] Leijerstam completed the almost-650 km (400 mi) route from the Ross Ice Shelf on the edge of the Antarctic to the South Pole in just over 10 days. [4]
The young Scandinavian thereby dethroned Pierre Hedan of France, who, according to Guinness World Records, held the record for being the youngest person to reach the South Pole, solo and ...
Chandi completed her journey in 40 days, 7 hours and 3 minutes, [15] making her the third fastest solo woman to reach the South Pole unassisted (no snowkiting nor other sail assists), behind Johanna Davidsson of Sweden (38 days, 23 hours and 5 minutes in 2016) [23] and Hannah McKeand from Great Britain (39 days, 9 hours and 33 minutes in 2006 ...
Hannah McKeand is an English polar explorer. In 2006 she set the record for the fastest journey (man or woman) to the South Pole a 600-nautical-mile (1,100 km) journey she completed solo and in just 39 days, 9 hours and 33 minutes. [1]
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From the late 19th century onward, the quest for Farthest South latitudes became a race to reach the pole, which culminated in Roald Amundsen's success in December 1911. In the years before reaching the pole was a realistic objective, other motives drew adventurers southward.