<human>:  Why did Amundsen decide to go to the South Pole?
<bot>: Amundsen was Norwegian. He wanted to prove that the North and South Poles were not the same. He was trying to reach the South Pole first, so he could prove that the South Pole was the actual geographic South Pole. He thought that if he could get there first, he would be able to claim the South Pole for Norway.