Norway: Amundsen's South Pole Centenary Marked

In a gathering of scientists and explorers, the Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg steps forward to mark the hundred years since Roald Amundsen's first expedition to the South Pole.

While blizzards and low visibility worked to hamper the progress of many explorers to reach the pole in time for Wednesday's ceremony, the Norwegian prime minister paid homage to Amundsen by unveiling an ice-bust of the explorer at the Amundsen Scott base station.

Robert Scott and his team (Amundsen's rivals who were beaten by the latter to the pole and were later caught in a blizzard which resulted in their deaths) were also remembered. 

"Scott and his team paid the ultimate price. But their names will forever be inscribed in polar history. They will always be remembered for their courage and determination in reaching one of the most inhospitable places on earth."