Roald Amundsen
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title:
Roald Amundsen
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Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen 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. In 1909, Amundsen began planning for a South Pole expedition. He l
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Norwegian polar explorer (1872–1928)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen
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2001-11-07T21:49:06Z
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2024-09-06T19:12:40Z
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