>The South Pole
An Account of the Norwegian
Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram,"
1910 -- 1912
By Roald Amundsen
Translated from the Norwegian by A. G. Chater
To
My Comrades,
The Brave Little Band That Promised
In Funchal Roads
To Stand by Me in the Struggle for the
South Pole,
I Dedicate this Book. Roald Amundsen. Uranienborg,
August 15, 1912. Chapter
The First Account
Introduction, by Fridtjof Nansen I. The History of the South Pole II. Plan and Preparations
III. On the Way to the South
IV. From Madeira to the Barrier
V. On the Barrier
VI. Depot Journeys
VII. Preparing for Winter VIII. A Day at Framheim IX. The End of the Winter X. The Start for the Pole
XI. Through the Mountains
XII. At the Pole
XIII. The Return to Framheim
XIV. Northward
XV. The Eastern Sledge Journey By Lieutenant K. Prestrud
XVI. The Voyage of the "Fram" By First-Lieutenant Thorvald Nilsen
I. From Norway to the Barrier
II. Off the Barrier
III. From the Bay of Whales to Buenos Aires
IV. The Oceanographical Cruise
V. At Buenos Aires
VI. From Buenos Aires to the Ross Barrier
VII. From the Barrier to Buenos Aires, Via Hobart
Appendix I : The "Fram" By Commodore Christian Blom
Appendix II. : Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim By B. J. Birkeland
Appendix III: Geology By J. Schetelig
Appendix IV.: The Astronomical Observations at the Pole By A. Alexander, with Note by Professor H. Geelmuyden
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Appendix V.: Oceanography By Professors Bjorn Helland-Hansen and Fridtjof Nansen
List of Illustrations
Roald Amundsen
Approximate Bird's-eye View, Drawn from the First Telegraphic Account
Reproduced by permission of the Daily Chronicle
The Opening of Roald Amundsen's Manuscript
Helmer Hanssen, Ice Pilot, a Member of the Polar Party
The "Fram's" Pigsty The Pig's Toilet Hoisting the Flag
A Patient
Some Members of the Expedition
Sverre Hassel
Oscar Wisting
In the North-east Trades
In the Rigging
Taking an Observation
Ronne Felt Safer when the Dogs were Muzzled
Starboard Watch on the Bridge
Olav Bjaaland, a Member of the Polar Party 136
In the Absence of Lady Partners, Ronne Takes a Turn with the Dogs
An Albatross
In Warmer Regions
A Fresh Breeze in the West Wind Belt
The Propeller Lifted in the Westerlies
The "Fram's" Saloon Decorated for Christmas Eve
Ronne at a Sailor's Job The "Fram" In Drift-ice Drift-ice in Ross Sea
A Clever Method of Landing
The "Fram" under Sail
Cape Man's Head on the Barrier
Seal-hunting
The "Fram"
The Crew of the "Fram" in the Bay of Whales
The "Fram" in the Bay of Whales
The First Dog-camp
Digging the Foundations of Framheim
Building the Hut
Unloading the Six Sledge-drivers
Polar Transport
Penguins
The Provision Store
Framheim, January, 1911
Suggen, Arne, and the Colonel Mikkel, Ravn, and Mas-mas Framheim, February, 1911
Prestrud in Winter Dress
Bjaaland in Winter Dress
The "Fram" Veteran, Lindstrom: the Only Man Who has Sailed round the Continent of America
The Start of the First Depot Journey
A Page from the Sledge Diary, Giving Details of Depots I. and II. Framheim, March, 1911
Killing Seals for the Depot
The Meat Tent
The Meteorological Screen
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Inside a Dog-tent
A Winter Evening at Framheim
The Carpenters' Shop
Entrance to the Hut
Entrance to the Western Workshop Prestrud in His Observatory Wisting at the Sewing-machine
Packing Sledges in the "Crystal Palace" Lindstrom with the Buckwheat Cakes
On His "Native Heath": A Dog on the Barrier Ice
Dogs Exercising
