Antarctic
Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen, was born on 16 July 1872 at Borge, near Oslo. According to his family expectations he should dedicate himself to the medical studies, but he joined the Navy and the case brought him, as second in command, on board the “Belgica”, together...
Ernest Shackleton
Ernest grew up in a very large family, he had two brothers and eight sisters, but this for him has never meant lack of food or lack of a comfortable home. Shackleton was bored by the school and did not follow the advises of his father who wanted him to follow...
Robert Falcon Scott
British naval officer and explorer joined the Royal Navy at 14 years. In 1900 he was the commander of the English Antarctic Expedition. His travel companion was Ernst Shackleton. After leaving England in 1901, Scott placed the base camp on the shores of McMurdo...