Roald Amundsen

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Who is Roald Amundsen?

In his youth, Amundsen prepared himself for his future careeras a sailor/navigator/explorer:First major accomplishment was the successful navigation of the Northwest passage in his ship, the 'Gjoa' from Thule Greenland to Barrow, Alaska.

Later he led a dog-team party up the crevasse ridden Beardmore glacier, {worlds largest} to the geographic South Pole at ninety degrees south latitude.

Amundsen's North Polar exploration continued with attempted flights over the North Polar sea in dirigibles and tri-motor aircraft.

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on October 18, 2015

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