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1860–1861: American Arctic Expedition led by Isaac Israel Hayes who claims to see the Open Polar Sea. 1860–1862: First expedition led by American Charles Francis Hall searching for Franklin. 1861: Swedish expedition to Svalbard led by Otto Martin Torell explores Hinlopen Strait and the north coast of Nordaustlandet.
Signature. Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (UK: / ˈɑːmʊndsən /, US: /- məns -/; [ 3 ][ 4 ]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. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen ...
Signature. Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery expedition of 1901–04 and the Terra Nova expedition of 1910–13. On the first expedition, he set a new southern record by marching to latitude 82°S and ...
It depicts the 1773 expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. Polar exploration is the process of exploration of the polar regions of Earth – the Arctic region and Antarctica – particularly with the goal of reaching the North Pole and South Pole, respectively. Historically, this was accomplished by explorers making often arduous travels ...
Vega Medal (1889) Signature. Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (Norwegian: [ˈfrɪ̂tːjɔf ˈnɑ̀nsn̩]; 10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and co-founded the Fatherland League.
Hilda Øvrum (1868–1956) Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (15 May 1867 – 3 January 1913) was a Norwegian polar explorer. He participated on the first and third Fram expeditions. He shipped out with the Fridtjof Nansen expedition in 1893–1896, and accompanied Nansen to notch a new Farthest North record near the North Pole.
23 December 1880. Vester-Brønderslev, Jutland, Denmark. Died. 1 May 1971 (age 90) Copenhagen, Denmark. Occupation. Explorer, author, administrator. Ejnar Mikkelsen (23 December 1880 – 1 May 1971) was a Danish polar explorer and writer. He is most known for his expeditions to Greenland.
Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Nationality. American. Occupation (s) Polar adventurer, expedition guide, dog musher, educator, author, and photographer. Known for. Polar Exploration. Eric Larsen is an American Polar adventurer known for his expeditions to the North Pole, South Pole, and Mount Everest.