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The tent and some equipment used at the South Pole by the Norwegian expedition led by Roald Amundsen on 14 December 1911 is still there, buried beneath 17 meters of snow.

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Fun Fact: The tent and some equipment used at the South Pole by the Norwegian expedition led by Roald Amundsen on 14 December 1911 is still there, buried beneath 17 meters of snow.

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