The final frontier: the high-stakes race to map the South Pole
In short: By the early 1900s, only the North and South Poles remained unmapped. This video explores the intense competition between a Norwegian explorer and a British naval officer to conquer the last great unknown.
As the world's major regions were being documented, the 'Race to the Pole' became a global sensation. Elizabeth Leane details the setting of these perilous expeditions, which followed American attempts to reach the North Pole and focused on the final unmapped territory of the Antarctic.
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