Roald Amundsen

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Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the first successful Antarctic expedition to the South Pole between 1910 and 1912. He disappeared in June 1928 while taking part in a rescue mission. With Douglas Mawson, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Amundsen was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Wikipedia
Born:
July 16, 1874
Died:
June 18, 1928
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  • Roald Amundsen...

    This is the story of me, Roald Amundsen, and my explorations.
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  • Antarctic Explorers: Roald...

    Roald Amundsen, born in 1872 near Oslo, Norway, left his mark on the Heroic Era as one of the most successful polar explorers ever born.
    www.south-pole.com/p0000101.htm

  • The Last Place on Earth...

    Tagline: Scott and Amundsen both wanted to be first to the Pole.
    www.imdb.com/title/tt0088551/

  • Wikipedia

    The definitive Wikipedia entry for Roald Amundsen. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen

  • NOVA | Arctic Passage | PBS

    In this interview, historian Roland Huntford argues that Amundsen's Norwegian heritage had everything to do with his polar firsts.
    www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/arctic/

  • Short biography from...

    odin.dep.no/odin/engelsk/norway/history/032005-990461/ind...

  • Frammuseet

    Fridtjof Nansens cross-country skiing enterprise across Greenland and the vessels drift across the Polar ocean, Otto Sverdrups charting of the Arctic Ocean and Roald Amundsens exciting race towards the South Pole.
    www.fram.museum.no/en/

  • The South Pole; an account...

    Roald Amundsen. Uranienborg, August 15, 1912.
    etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/a/amundsen_r/southpole/

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    www.imdb.com/title/tt0067315/

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    ...- Amphiteatrof, Alexander Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928 Andersen, Hans Christian, 1805-1875 Anderson, Ada Woodruff, 1860- Anderson, Elizabeth Anderson, Karl Anderson, Nephi, 1865-...
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