The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12 — Volume 1 and Volume 2
The South Pole is Roald Amundsen's own account of the Norwegian expedition that reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911, here in the English translation by A. G. Chater, with both volumes together and an introduction by Fridtjof Nansen. Amundsen reviews the history of Antarctic exploration, explains his plans and preparations, and describes the voyage of the Fram, the winter base of Framheim on the ice barrier, the depot journeys, the dogs and sledges, the climb through the mountains to the polar plateau and the return. Later chapters cover the eastern sledge journey and the Fram's oceanographic cruise, with scientific appendices. His style is plain, practical and often dryly humorous. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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