--- title: Google Doodle Marks 105th Anniversary of South Pole Conquest description: The latest Google Doodle celebrates the 105th anniversary of the first expedition to reach the South Pole canonical: https://time.com/4601091/googles-doodle-south-pole/ author: Kevin Lui article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-14T04:50:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:39:27.225Z og:title: Google Doodle Marks 105th Anniversary of South Pole Conquest og:description: On Dec. 14, 1911, humans reached the South Pole for the first time og:url: https://time.com/4601091/googles-doodle-south-pole/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3dc034c26f78ba76/6988b2db2dce0163989ebb74/105th-anniversary-of-first-expedition-to-reach-the-south-pole-5150098246860800-hp2x.gif?branch=production&width=697&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 697 og:image:height: 392 og:image:alt: 105th-anniversary-of-first-expedition-to-reach-the-south-pole-5150098246860800-hp2x og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Google Doodle Marks 105th Anniversary of South Pole Conquest twitter:description: On Dec. 14, 1911, humans reached the South Pole for the first time twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3dc034c26f78ba76/6988b2db2dce0163989ebb74/105th-anniversary-of-first-expedition-to-reach-the-south-pole-5150098246860800-hp2x.gif?branch=production&width=697&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # New Google Doodle Celebrates 105th Anniversary of the First Expedition to the South Pole > Sponsored content. 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Norwegian explorer [Roald Amundsen](http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,717012,00.html) led a team of 19 people and almost 100 Greenland sled dogs to trudge through the sweeping Antarctic terrain to reach the “the bottom of the world.” Google notes that the Norwegian explorers’ use of sled dogs and skis to journey across the treacherous landscape “were key to the team’s success,” as was their sense of fun (and[ meticulous planning](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1932261%5F1932258%5F1932248,00.html).) Google describes the Doodle as depicting “the crew at the finish line, taking a moment to bask in the glory while the Antarctic wind whips outside their tent.” Amundsen, known as “the last of the Vikings,” and his team reached the South Pole 33 days before a rival British team led by navy captain Robert Scott. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4601091/googles-doodle-south-pole/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4601091/googles-doodle-south-pole/"},"headline":"New Google Doodle Celebrates 105th Anniversary of the First Expedition to the South Pole","datePublished":"2016-12-14T04:50:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:39:27.225Z","description":"The doodle depicts Roald Amundsen and his team at the finish line","url":"https://time.com/4601091/googles-doodle-south-pole/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Google Doodle"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3dc034c26f78ba76/6988b2db2dce0163989ebb74/105th-anniversary-of-first-expedition-to-reach-the-south-pole-5150098246860800-hp2x.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin Lui","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-lui/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3dc034c26f78ba76/6988b2db2dce0163989ebb74/105th-anniversary-of-first-expedition-to-reach-the-south-pole-5150098246860800-hp2x.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"105th-anniversary-of-first-expedition-to-reach-the-south-pole-5150098246860800-hp2x","caption":"","creditText":"Google","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4601091/googles-doodle-south-pole/","name":"New Google Doodle Celebrates 105th Anniversary of the First Expedition to the South Pole"}}]}] ```