Roald Amundsen
1872-1928
Norwegian Explorer
As an Arctic and Antarctic explorer, Roald Amundsen accumulated a number of titles. After he became the first human to sail through the Northwest Passage, h...
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Roald Amundsen
Born 1872, Borge, Norway Died c. June 8. 1928, The Atlantic Ocean
The son of a shipbuilder, Roald Amundsen was born in Borge, a town in Norway near Oslo. He was 14 when his father die...
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The Norwegian Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) was the first explorer to reach the South Pole. One of the greatest figures in the history of polar exploration, he was also the first to sail through the Nort...
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