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Who was the first person to set foot on the South Pole?

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According to the Library of Congress, a party led by Norwegian Explorer Roald Amundsen made humanity’s first contact with the South Pole on December 14, 1911. Only weeks later, Robert Falcon Scott’s party would become the second group ever to make it to the area.
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Who was the first person to set foot on the South Pole?
- Robert Falcon Scott
- James Ross
- James Cook
- Roald Amundsen
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