It was a kind of meteorological, biological and geographic expedition.
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The first expedition to reach the geographic South Pole was led by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
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A number of geographic features along the route of the expedition bear names related to the expedition.
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Many present-day names of geographic features in the upper Missouri basin originated from their expedition.
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Scott was forestalled by Shackleton, who early in 1907 announced his plans to lead an expedition with the twin objectives of reaching the geographic and magnetic South Poles.
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Every expedition had first sought blessings and protection at Taputapuatea Marae on Raiatea Island, the spiritual and geographic hub of Polynesia.