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Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen

Norwegian polar explorer who led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, on 14 December 1911.

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16 Jul 1872 – 18 Jun 1928

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Wikidata Q926

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Appears in18 items

  • The Race to the South Pole18 items
    • Fram leaves Christiania7 Jun 1910
    • Amundsen tells his crew at Madeira9 Sep 1910
    • “Am going South”12 Oct 1910
    • Fram moors in the Bay of Whales14 Jan 1911
    • Amundsen’s depot journeys10 Feb 1911
    • Scott learns where Amundsen is22 Feb 1911
    • The false start8 Sep 1911
    • Amundsen: south to the Pole19 Oct 1911
    • The Butcher’s Shopc. 21 Nov 1911, 00:00
    • Shackleton’s farthest south passed8 Dec 1911
    • Amundsen at the Pole14 Dec 1911
    • Polheim17 Dec 1911
    • Amundsen: back to Framheim17 Dec 1911
    • Shirase’s ship in the Bay of Whales16 Jan 1912
    • The black flag16 Jan 1912
    • Scott at Amundsen’s tent18 Jan 1912
    • Amundsen back at Framheim25 Jan 1912
    • The cable from Hobart7 Mar 1912

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