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Roald Amundsen
Norwegian polar explorer (1872–1928)
This article is about the explorer. For other uses, see Roald Amundsen (disambiguation).
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For other uses, see Amundsen (disambiguation).
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ;[3][4]Norwegian:[ˈrùːɑɫˈɑ̂mʉnsən]ⓘ; 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 began his career as a polar explorer as first mate on Adrien de Gerlache's Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899.
From 1903 to 1906, he led the first expedition to successfully traverse the Northwest Passage on the sloop Gjøa.
South pole biography
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 d