who was the first person to reach the north pole?

Answer 1

Peary's claim is highly dubious, and Byrd's flight is now known to have fallen short of the pole (his diary was discovered in 1996, with *erased* --but just legible-- sextant readings).

So the first to reach the North Pole were the 16 men of the dirigible Norge, including Umberto Nobile, Lincoln Ellsworth, Roald Amundsen, and Oskar Wisting, on May 12, 1926.

Answer 2

The conquest of the North Pole is traditionally credited to American Navy engineer Robert Edwin Peary, who claimed to have reached the Pole on April 6, 1909, accompanied by American Matthew Henson and four Inuit men. However, Peary's claim remains controversial.

The first claimed flight over the Pole was made on May 9, 1926 by US naval officer Richard E. Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett. Although verified at the time by the US Navy and a committee of the National Geographic Society, this claim has since been disputed.

The first undisputed sighting of the Pole was on May 12, 1926 by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his American sponsor Lincoln Ellsworth from the airship Norge.

Discounting Peary's disputed claim, the first men to set foot at the North Pole were a Soviet Union party who landed a plane (or planes) there on April 23, 1948.

Answer 3

Encarta says it was Robert. E. Peary although this is somewhat disputed. By the way Encarta says the first person to reach the South Pole was Roald Amundsen.

Answer 4

Wasn't it Raold Amundsen?

Answer 5

This is astronomy and space here, guy, you're wrong here with this question. Look for the right section

Answer 6

Why Santa of course!!

Answer 7

admiral byrd of course.