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  1. On December 9, 2011, Amelia Hempleman-Adams became the youngest person ever to reach the South Pole on skis. She was 16 when she reached her destination. Amelia made the journey with her adventurer father, David Hempleman-Adams, and eight others.
  2. Amelia left her home in the United Kingdom on November 18 and arrived in Punta Arenas, Chile, on November 20. From there, she flew to Union Glacier on the continent of Antarctica. In order to adjust to the cold, Amelia and her team spent several days at Union Glacier. On November 26, Amelia and the others flew to Farthest South, the place where the famous explorer Ernest Shackleton turned back from his expedition in 1909.
  3. Amelia and her team skied a distance of 97 miles to the South Pole in 17 days. The team endured extreme temperatures that reached minus 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Amelia had to pull a sledge loaded with supplies. This made the journey even more exhausting. In addition to the cold weather and physical strain, Amelia had a difficult time resting at night because the sun did not set during the entire trip. After spending 17 sunlight-filled nights in the Antarctic, Amelia and her team reached the South Pole at 1:30 a.m.
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  7. Directions: Put the events in order. 1-5
  8. Place the events from the passage in the correct order.
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  10. Ameila became the youngest
  11. person to reach the South Pole. ------> 1st Event
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  13. Amelia and her team departed ------> 4th event
  14. from Farthest South.
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  16. Amelia left the United Kingdom with -------> 2nd Event
  17. her father to begin an expedition.
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  19. Amelia and her team skied 97 miles ------> 5th Event
  20. across Antarctica in 17 days.
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  22. Ameila and her team adjusted to -----> 3rd Event
  23. the cold climate of Antarctica at
  24. Union Glacier.
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