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  2. Roald Amundsen - Wikipedia

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    Roald Amundsen as a young boy in 1875 Amundsen was born into a family of Norwegian shipowners and captains in Borge , between the towns Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg . His parents were Jens Amundsen and Hanna Sahlqvist.

  3. Amundsen's South Pole expedition - Wikipedia

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    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, [n 1] 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.

  4. Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott expeditions - Wikipedia

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    The routes to the South Pole taken by Scott (green) and Amundsen (red), 1911–1912. Between December 1911 and January 1912, both Roald Amundsen (leading his South Pole expedition) and Robert Falcon Scott (leading the Terra Nova Expedition) reached the South Pole within five weeks of each other.

  5. Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration - Wikipedia

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    Left to right: Roald Amundsen, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting after first reaching the South Pole on 16 December 1911. The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration was an era in the exploration of the continent of Antarctica which began at the end of the 19th century, and ended after the First World War; the Shackleton–Rowett Expedition of 1921–1922 is often cited by historians ...

  6. Maud (ship) - Wikipedia

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    Maud, named for Queen Maud of Norway, was a ship built for Roald Amundsen for his second expedition to the Arctic.Designed for his intended voyage through the Northeast Passage, the vessel was built in Asker, a suburb of the capital, Oslo.

  7. Gjøa - Wikipedia

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    On March 28, 1901, Amundsen bought her from Asbjørn Sexe of Ullensvang, Norway, for his forthcoming expedition to the Arctic Ocean. Gjøa was much smaller than vessels used by other Arctic expeditions, but Amundsen intended to live off the limited resources of the land and sea through which he was to travel, and reasoned that the land could sustain only a tiny crew (this had been a cause of ...

  8. List of things named after Roald Amundsen - Wikipedia

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    Roald Amundsen (1872–1928) Roald Amundsen (1872–1928) was a Norwegian polar explorer who made a number of notable achievements during his lifetime, including leading the first expedition to the South Pole in 1911.

  9. MS Roald Amundsen - Wikipedia

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    MS Roald Amundsen is a hybrid powered expedition cruise ship operated by Norwegian company Hurtigruten AS. [4] She was built by Kleven Yards of Norway and started her maiden voyage on 3 July 2019 from the Norwegian port Tromsø to Hamburg . [ 1 ]