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| Roald in a black and white photo Attribution: no credit / Public domain Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ |
Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian (Norway) explorer who was the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911, the first to make a ship voyage through the Northwest Passage, from 1903 to 1906, and one of the first to cross the Arctic by air. Roald was born on 16 July 1872, Borge, Norway and died in June 1928, in the Barents Sea (due to Aviation accident and incident).
Fun Facts
- Roald Amundsen's full name was Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen.
- Roald was educated in the University of Oslo, Norway.
- He disappeared on 18 June 1928 (date of death), aged 55, in the Barents Sea.
- On 18 June 1928, Roald lost his life flying to rescue Italian aeronautical engineer Umberto Nobile.
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| The successful explorers at the South Pole, from left Roald Amundsen, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting, 17 December 1911. Developed and printed by E.W. Searle for Amundsen, 12 March 1912. Reproduced courtesy National Library of Australia. Credit: https://www.sea.museum/2017/03/21/lessons-from-the-arctic-how-roald-amundsen-won-the-race-to-the-south-pole/ |
