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Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (UK: ⫽ ˈ ɑː m ʊ n d s ən ⫽, US: ⫽-m ə n s-⫽; Norwegian: [ˈrùːɑɫ ˈɑ̂mʉnsən] ⓘ; 16 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer who was the first to reach the South Pole, the first to make a ship voyage through the Northwest Passage, and one of the first to cross the Arctic by air. He was one of the greatest figures in the field of polar exploration.
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Learn about the Norwegian adventurer who beat Captain Scott to claim the South Pole for Norway. Discover his achievements, skills and legacy in polar exploration, from the North-West Passage to the North Pole.
Roald Amundsen, (born July 16, 1872, Borge, near Oslo, Nor.—disappeared June 18, 1928?, Arctic Ocean), Norwegian explorer, leader of the first group to reach the South Pole. In 1897 he took part in a Belgian expedition that was the first to winter in the Antarctic.
Learn about the life and achievements of Roald Amundsen, the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, reach the South Pole, and fly across the Arctic Ocean. Discover how he prepared for his expeditions, cooperated with Nansen and Cook, and faced the challenges of the polar environment.
The first ever expedition to reach the Geographic South Pole was led by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. He and four other crew members made it to the geographical south pole on 14 December 1911, which would prove to be five weeks ahead of the competitive British party led by Robert Falcon Scott as part of the Terra Nova Expedition ...
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Dec 14, 2011 · December 14, 2011. • 6 min read. It was the strangest of all races. Two teams of five men each—one British, the other Norwegian—set out at the beginning of the 1911 Antarctic summer, both bent...
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