Jan. 14 1911
Amundsen and his expedition landed on the Bay of Whales with 110 dogs.
He had already found that there was an immovable block of ice by checking out the geographical research records of the area.
Four days later, they had set up their base camp.

Feb. 10 - Apr 11
They established three major depots (deposits) located at 80, 81, and 82 degrees South. After storing the meat of seals in the depots, they began waiting for spring.
In Antarctica, the sun never rises for about 4 months in the winter, which occur from Apr 24 to Aug 22.


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