<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 believed that the South Pole was actually the North Pole, and that the South Pole was actually a point in the Earth's magnetic field that was closer to the North Pole. He wanted to prove that this was the case by reaching the South Pole. He was a very determined man, and he believed that he would be the first person to reach the South Pole.