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Roald Amundsen

Norwegian explorer renowned for his achievements in polar exploration during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

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Known for: Leading the first successful expedition to the South Pole and pioneering polar exploration.
Listed under: Norwegian Icons

About Roald Amundsen

He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. From 1903 to 1906, he led the first expedition to successfully traverse the Northwest Passage on the sloop Gjøa. In 1909, Amundsen began planning for a South Pole expedition. He left Norway in June 1910 on the ship Fram and reached Antarctica in January 1911. His party established a camp at the Bay of Whales and a series of supply depots on the Barrier (now known as the Ross Ice Shelf) before setting out for the pole in October. The party of five, led by Amundsen, became the first to reach the South Pole on 14 December 1911. Following a failed attempt in 1918 to reach the North Pole by traversing the Northeast Passage on the ship Maud, Amundsen began planning for an aerial expedition instead. Amundsen disappeared in June 1928 while flying on a rescue mission for the airship Italia in the Arctic.

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