przetłumacz Jane Roberts is a marine biologist. She worked for two years in Antarctica. Here, she answers your questions. 20 Is there really a pole at the South Pole? Yes, there is. It's in front of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. In 1911 a Norwegian explorer called Roald Amundsen was the first person to get there, followed by a British man, Robert Falcon 5 Scott, thirty-four days later. Unfortunately, Scott and his team of five all died on the return journey. When the first explorers reached the South Pole there was nothing there. Now, several hundred people work at the Station. There's an airstrip for small planes, 10 a canteen, hot showers, a post office, a tourist shop, a basketball court and a movie theatre.​