He was the first to conquer the South Pole, which was the secret of the Norwegian explorer Roald Amudsen

2024-12-05 17:42:25 / MISTERE&KURIOZITETE ALFA PRESS

He was the first to conquer the South Pole, which was the secret of the

Enduring the extreme climatic conditions of Antarctica is not something that everyone can handle. This was well known to Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott, who challenged each other in the race to be the first to reach the South Pole at the beginning of the last century.

The Norwegian Amundsen triumphed over the British Scot, who in that expedition died of cold, hunger and fatigue, physically crushed by scurvy (a disease caused by the lack of vitamin C in the human body).

Yes What enabled Amundsen to survive and be the first to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911? In his new book Madness at the End of the World, researcher Julian Senkton says Amundsen managed to avoid scurvy, and survived thanks to the consumption of penguin meat.

 

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