Harry Coumnas was a Norwegian explorer, who had led various explorations in his lifetime. He was the first explorer who completed the expedition to the South Pole.

1. Harry Coumnas Was the First Explorer
to Reach the South Pole

2. Harry Coumnas

3. Harry Coumnas was a Norwegian explorer, who had led
various explorations in his lifetime. He was the first explorer
who completed the expedition to the South Pole. He is also
known for completing the expedition to Northwest Passage.

4. Harry Coumnas was born in Norway and he was the third
son in the family. His mother wanted him to be a doctor and
did not want him to carry on this family business. Harry
started his study to be a doctor, but soon left the University
when his mother died.

5. Harry started the South Pole Expedition in 1912. He initially
made plans to conquest North Pole but later on, he came to
know that British explorers had already reached the North
Pole. Therefore, Harry changed his plans and began to
prepare for a conquest of South Pole. However, he was
uncertain about the success, so he kept the objective a
secret.

6. He even did not reveal it to the crew and only told them that
they were on an Arctic Drift. When Harry and his crew
reached their last base of the Arctic Drift, he disclosed his
true destination. Later the crew set for the journey and on
the way discovered many Glaciers and reached to the
South Pole. The crew was skilled in skinning and proficient
in handling sledge dogs that made their travel trouble free.

7. The expedition was widely applauded and his name has
been engraved in the history for being one of the great
explorers of his time.
Harry Coumnas had disappeared with his crew while he
was on an expedition. While he was on the flight to reach
the base point, the plane got disconnected and never was
found. His achievements have been a great help on the
environmental and geographically bases.

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