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Roald Amundsen leaves for Antartica carrying eight men with sledges pulled by 86 dogs -
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Roald Amundsen trip to Antarctica
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Timeline Antarctica
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Roald Amundsen dicovered the south pole.
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Shackleton's ship, Endurance departs London the same day Germany declares war on Russia
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The Endurance gets crushed by the ice and they abandon their ship.
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Shackleton leads a rescue team to South Georgia Island to get help for his men.
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Ernest Shackleton died on South Giorgia Island, at age 47, going back to Antarctica visit
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The first permanent settlement happened around this time.
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The Antarctic Treaty was signed by many nations, who pledged to use Antarctica only for scientific studies.