Polheim was Roald Amundsen's name for his camp at the South Pole. He arrived there on 14 December 1911, along with four other members of his expedition: Helmer Hanssen, Olav Bjaaland, Oscar Wisting, and Sverre Hassel.
Amundsen (at left) and companions at Polheim, South Pole, December 1911
Scott (at left) and companions at Polheim, South Pole, January 1912.
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Amundsen c. 1923
RV Belgica frozen in the ice, 1898
Amundsen c. 1908
Norwegian flag at the South Pole