Monday, September 26, 2011

Final Timeline


Expedition start 1911-10-20 1911-11-01
Amundsen 11 days ahead of Scott
80° S 1911-10-23 1911-11-18 1117 km to the pole, Amundsen 26 days ahead
81° S 1911-10-31 1911-11-23 1005 km to the pole, Amundsen 23 days ahead
82° S 1911-11-05 1911-11-28 893 km to the pole, Amundsen 23 days ahead
83° S 1911-11-09 1911-12-02 782 km to the pole. Amundsen 23 days ahead
84° S 1911-11-13 1911-12-15 670 km to the pole, Amundsen 32 days ahead
85° S 1911-11-17 1911-12-21 558 km to the pole, Amundsen 34 days ahead
86° S 1911-11-27 1911-12-26 447 km to the pole, Amundsen 29 days ahead
87° S 1911-12-04 1912-01-01 335 km to the pole, Amundsen 27 days ahead
88° S 1911-12-06 1912-01-06 223 km to the pole, Amundsen 31 days ahead
88° 23' S 1911-12-07 1912-01-09 Southernmost point reached by Shackleton, 181 km to the pole
Amundsen 33 days ahead
89° S 1911-12-10 1912-01-13 112 km to the pole, Amundsen 34 days ahead
89° 46' S 1911-12-13 1912-01-16 25 km to the pole, Scott finds the first proof of Amundsen
South Pole, 90° S 1911-12-14, 15:00 1912-01-17, 18:30 Amundsen 34 days ahead of Scott
Termination 1912-01-25, 04:00:
Amundsen's expedition returns to base camp after 99 days en route and no casualties
Scott's expedition dies on return journey
1912-02-17: Evans dies; 1912-03-16: Oates dies
1912-03-19: Final camp of Scott, Wilson and Bowers, 18 km short of One Ton depot at 79°29' S
1912-03-29: Approximate date of Scott, Wilson and Bowers dying, 150 days after embarking
1912-11-12: Bodies found by the search party
Departure from the Antarctic 1912-01-30 1913-01-??
Fate known to public 1912-03-08:
Amundsen sends a telegram from Hobart, Tasmania informing the world that he reached the South Pole
1913-02-10: The world is informed of the tragedy when Terra Nova reaches Oamaru, New Zealand

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