41. Channel 4 - History - The Search For The Northwest Passage Roald Amundsen (18721928) had always been fascinated by the story of the Franklinexpedition, but rejected the British captain’s large-scale approach. http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/n-s/northwest3.html

@import url(../SSI/style.css); TV Listings Text Only Site A-Z FourDocs ... Skip navigation By period Before 1000 BC 1000 BC-AD 400 AD 400-1100 By subject The voyages of Franklin and Amundsen View map (Opens in a new window) Glossary About this site Print this page The Search for the Northwest Passage Home The early explorers The Franklin expedition Under the ice ... Find out more Roald Amundsen Amundsen's preparations led him into serious debt. His little boat, the , was in danger of being impounded when, one June afternoon in 1903, the expedition sailed out of Oslo. Here, Amundsen became fascinated by the way the Inuit exploited their environment to survive. They wore warm caribou (reindeer) skins, built well-insulated houses of snow blocks and travelled on sleds, pulled by dogs. (Amundsen would use this knowledge when, in 1911, he became the first to reach the South Pole.) Despite the growing discontentment of his crew (exacerbated by Amundsen forbidding affairs with Inuit women), the remained off King William Island until August 1905 while its captain learned as much as he could from the Inuit. Then the expedition set sail again, along a shallow, uncharted channel, risking rocks as well as ice. At last, on 17 August, they sighted a whaling ship from San Francisco. They had completed the Northwest Passage.

42. Roald Amundsen - Wikimedia Commons Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (18721928) was a Norwegian polar explorer.He is known as the first man to reach the South Pole. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen

Wikimedia needs your help in its 21-day fund drive. See our fundraising page for details. Over US$220,000 has been donated since the drive began on 19 August. Thank you for your generosity! Roald Amundsen From Wikimedia Commons Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) was a Norwegian polar explorer. He is known as the first man to reach the South Pole Contents Portraits South polar voyage Maps Others ... edit Portraits Roald Amundsen Amundsen Photo with signature Amundsen in the ice Amundsen before and after a later trip in the Arctic. edit South polar voyage The Fram under sail Amundsen at the pole edit Maps Arctic expeditions. Map in Russian. Antarctic expedition. Map in Russian. edit Others Russian collection coin. Title page of Amundsen's account. edit External images Memorial in New Alesund (Ny- lesund), Spitsbergen Somewhere in Alaska, around 1925 Old photos Retrieved from " http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen Browse categories Explorers Norwegian explorers Views Article Discussion Edit History Personal tools Create an account or log in Navigation Main Page Community portal Village pump Recent changes goodies Latest files Random file Random page Random category Support Help Donations Search Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages ... Permanent link In Wikipedia Catal  Česky Cymraeg Dansk ... Fran§ais This page was last modified 19:02, 9 April 2005.

43. Roald Amundsen - First To Navigate Northwest Passage Roald Amundsen (18721928) of Norway was the first person to successfully navigatethe fabled Northwest Passage. His journey took three years to complete http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-amundsen.htm

Athropolis HOME Maps Arctic Links ... Arctic Library From our library of things you should know about the Arctic Roald Amundsen: Navigates Northwest Passage Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) of Norway was the first person to successfully navigate the fabled Northwest Passage His journey took three years to complete - he and his crew had to wait while the frozen sea around them thawed enough to allow for navigation. His little 47 ton fishing boat, Gjøa (pronounced "y-eu-a") was finally able to leave his Arctic base at Gjøahaven (today - Gjoa Haven , Nunavut), and on August 26, 1905 he and his 6-man crew encountered a ship bearing down on them from the west. They were through the Northwest Passage! Amundsen was fascinated with polar exploration (as a youth, he slept with the windows open during frigid Norwegian winters to condition himself) and he took pride in being referred to as "the last of the Vikings". He was also the first person to reach the South Pole (1911), and one of the first (with Umberto Nobile and Lincoln Ellsworth) to fly over the North Pole in a dirigible (1926).

44. Amundsen Roald Amundsen Roald Amundsen (18721928), using countryman Fridtjof Nansen’swooden polar exploration ship, Fram, led the first successful expedition to http://www.homeatfirst.com/amundsen.htm

roald amundsen: supereminent explorer of both poles Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Fram , led the first successful expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving Dec. 14, 1911, just ahead of Britain's ill-fated Robert Scott. Later, Amundsen was cheated from another North Pole first, when American Admiral Richard Byrd claimed to have flown a plane over the North Pole with Floyd Bennett. Subsequent first-person historical evidence now suggests that Byrd never quite made it, and that Amundsen, who crossed the pole in a rigid airship a short time later in 1926 actually was first. Amundsen disappeared while flying a rescue mission to save a fellow explorer in the Arctic in 1928.

45. Roald Amundsen Roald (ROH ahl) Amundsen (AH muhn suhn or AH muhnd suhn) (18721928), a Norwegianexplorer, led the first expedition to reach the South Pole. http://www2.worldbook.com/features/explorers/html/saga_aa_polar_amundsen.html

FEATURE OF THE MONTH Christopher Columbus and the Great Age of Exploration Early explorations The great age of European exploration Columbus and other New World explorers ... Polar explorers Roald Amundsen Richard Evelyn Byrd Robert Edwin Peary Other explorers of polar regions Impact on native people ... Related Web sites Roald Amundsen Roald (ROH ahl) Amundsen (AH muhn suhn or AH muhnd suhn) (1872-1928), a Norwegian explorer, led the first expedition to reach the South Pole. Amundsen and four companions discovered the pole on Dec. 14, 1911. They beat a British expedition led by Robert F. Scott by five weeks. Amundsen is also noted for his many Arctic explorations. Amundsen had originally planned on discovering the North Pole. He organized an Arctic expedition and was about to leave when he heard that Commander Robert E. Peary, an American explorer, had just reached the pole. Amundsen changed his plans and decided to lead an expedition to the South Pole instead. Library of Congress Race to the South Pole Amundsen left Norway secretly in June 1910 aboard the ship Fram. At about the same time, Scott, unaware of Amundsen's expedition, also was on his way to the Antarctic. While stopping in Melbourne, Australia, in October 1910, Scott received a message from Amundsen informing him that Amundsen was proceeding to Antarctica. The race to the South Pole was on.

46. Chicago Park District: Amundsen Park The Northwest Park District designated the park Roald Amundsen Park in 1933, as a way to honor Norwegian polar adventurer Roald Amundsen (18721928). http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/parks.detail/object_id/5

Skip to main content search Entire Site Events Programs Parks and Facilities News for Home Events Programs In The News ... Volunteer@CPD Special Features Walking Trails Ask the Fitness Coach Indoor Pools Ice Skating find out more Directions Map for Amundsen Park Related Programs Amundsen Park Programs Experience Nature Amundsen Park Walking Trails Facilities at this park For more information about the Chicago Park District's more than 7300 acres of parkland, thousands of special events, and programs please contact us: 312/742.PLAY. Amundsen Park Address: 6200 W. Bloomingdale Ave. Zip: Phone: History Amundsen Park is among the thirteen parks created by the Northwest Park District, one of 22 park commissions consolidated into the Chicago Park District in 1934. The Northwest Park District began to purchase land for the park in 1925, on the recommendation of its Committee on Park Sites. By 1928, the North Austin Community Club was urging speedy improvement of the property. Before the end of that year, the park district had acquired the remainder of the park's 13.33 acres, contracted for playground equipment, and approved fieldhouse plans. By 1931, some improvements had been made, but a plea by the North Austin Manor Neighborhood Club to move ahead with the fieldhouse could not be honored due to the district's financial condition. The Chicago Park District eventually constructed the Amundsen Park fieldhouse in 1954. The Northwest Park District designated the park Roald Amundsen Park in 1933, two years after rejecting a petition to name the park for Norwegian-born football coach Knute Rockne (1888-1931). The Norwegian National League suggested the Amundsen name as a way to honor Norwegian polar adventurer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928). Amundsen led many scientific explorations in the Arctic and Antarctic, but is best known for discovering the South Pole on December 4, 1911. In 1928, Amundsen's plane disappeared near the North Pole as he led a search for a missing Italian dirigible.

47. OEDILF - Word Search Limericks on Amundsen, Roald In the race to discover the South Pole, NorwegianRoald Amundsen (18721928) took a team of huskies while British explorer http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=Amundsen, Roald

48. OEDILF - Amundsen, Roald Limerick 3772, Amundsen, Roald. By Chris J. Strolin Norwegian RoaldAmundsen (18721928) took a team of huskies while British explorer Robert Scott http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?VerseId=A3772

49. Amundsen Amundsen, Roald, 18721928. Roald Amundsen s The North West Passage ; Being theRecord of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Gjöa 1903-1907. http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/northwest-passage/am

Amundsen: 1903-1906 Exhibition Links Home Sections Maps Expeditions ... larger image and text Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928. Roald Amundsen's "The North West Passage"; Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Gjöa" 1903-1907 . London, 1908. [Rare Books Division] see image of it from the book ]. Weighing forty-seven tons, the little sailing ship boasted a 13-hp engine, stowed enough food and supplies for five years, and carried an experienced Arctic crew of seven, including Amundsen. map Building on his Arctic experience, Amundsen later went on to conquer the South Pole, arriving there on 14 December 1911, thirty-five days before Robert F. Scott. Exhibition Links Home Sections Maps Expeditions

50. Amundsen - YourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary Search Mamma.com for Amundsen . TYPE IN YOUR WORD CLICK GO! Search A·mund·sen Listen ä m nds n, ä m n- , Roald 1872-1928. http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/a/a0269100.html

Search Mamma.com for "Amundsen" Search: Normal Definitions Short defs (Pronunciation Key) A·mund·sen Listen: m nd-s n, ä m n- Roald Norwegian explorer who in 1911 became the first person to reach the South Pole. Back to Search Back The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

51. Amundsen, Roald (Norwegian Writers' Web) Norwegian Writers Center Norwegian Association of Literary Translators.Amundsen, Roald Norway 18721928. E-text Project Gutenberg http://www.litteraturnettet.no/a/amundsen.roald.asp?lang=gb&type=

52. Roald Amundsen 1872-1928 - Canadian Birthdays Roald Amundsen 18721928. explorer, born at Borge, Norway, near Oslo; died in aplane crash on about June 18, 1928 in the Arctic Ocean. http://northernblue.ca/cbirth/archives/1073-Roald-Amundsen-1872-1928.html

Roald Amundsen 1872-1928 Canadian Birthdays Quicksearch Calendar September '05 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Archives September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 Recent... ... Older... Please Support Our Advertisers Blog Administration Open login screen Saturday, July 16. 2005 Roald Amundsen 1872-1928 explorer, born at Borge, Norway, near Oslo; died in a plane crash on about June 18, 1928 in the Arctic Ocean. Amundsen was the first to make a ship voyage through Canada's Northwest Passage (on the Gjoa, 1903-05), the first to reach the South Pole (Dec. 14, 1911), and likely the first to cross the North Pole by air, since a recent rereading of Richard Byrd's diary suggests the US aviator had to turn back. Keywords: Canada Biography Canadian History Arctic Posted by editorial in - Exploration at Trackbacks (0) Comments Display comments as ( Linear No comments. Add Comment Name Email Homepage In reply to [ Top level ] Comment To prevent automatted Bots from commentspamming, please enter the string you see in the image below in the appropriate input box. Only if the strings match, your comment will be submitted: Enter the string from the spam-prevention image above: Remember Information?

53. AbsoluteFacts.nl - Roald Engelbregt Amundsen (1872-1928) De bekende poolonderzoeker Roald Engelbregt Amundsen (18721928) werd geboren inBorge in Noorwegen. Amundsen brak vroegtijdig zijn studie medicijnen af om http://www.absofacts.com/wetenschap/data/amundsenroald.shtml

Culturele Encyclopedie: wetenschap, ontdekkingen, onderzoekers, uitvindingen, uitvinders, wetenschappers GratisAanbiedingen.nl HierBestellen.nl Tentoonstellingen Gemakkelijk Zoeken op het Internet ... KennisQuiz.nl Roald Amundsen De bekende poolonderzoeker Roald Engelbregt Amundsen (1872-1928) werd geboren in Borge in Noorwegen. Amundsen brak vroegtijdig zijn studie medicijnen af om mee te kunnen gaan met de Belgische zuidpoolexpeditie (1897-1899). Na terugkomst studeerde hij geofysica in Duitsland. Reeds op jeugdige leeftijd nam Amundsen het besluit om als eerste de noordpool te bereiken. Nadat hij in 1909 hoorde, dat Peary hem al voor was geweest, wijzigde hij zijn plannen en richtte zich op de zuidpool. Amundsen en zijn vier begeleiders slaagden er net op tijd in om als eersten de zuidpool te bereiken op 14 december 1911, want R.F. Scott zat hem op de hielen. Op de terugweg ontdekte Amundsen het Koningin Maud gebergte. Na terugkomst schreef de ontdekkingsreiziger een boek over zijn belevenissen. In 1926 vloog Roald Amundsen met Ellsworth en Nobile met het luchtschip "Norge" over de noordpool.

54. Roald Engebrecht Amundsen Translate this page Roald Engebrecht Amundsen. (1872-1928). Roald Engebrecht Amundsen Exploradornoruego Nació el 16 de julio de 1872 en Borge (Noruega). http://buscabiografias.com/cgi-bin/verbio.cgi?id=2870

55. Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project | History | Andree's Folly And Amundsen's Succ Frontispiece portrait of Roald Amundsen, 18721928. Source The South Pole, byRoald Amundsen, 1872-1928. P. 170, Volume II courtesy NOAA Photo Library; http://www.whoi.edu/beaufortgyre/history/history_balloon.html

Introduction Ancient Times Age of Exploration Russian Northern Expeditions ... Nansen and the Fram Andrée's Balloon Early Icebreakers Arctic Ocean Hydro. Expedition Karluk Disaster The Maud ... Current Expeditions History Other Attempts at the Pole (1897-1900) To avoid the obstacle of the ice pack, a Swedish engineer named Salomon Andrée attempted to use an unpowered helium-filled silk balloon to reach the Pole from Spitsbergen in 1896 and 1897. Unfavorable winds cancelled the attempt in 1896, but the following year Andrée, along with Nils Strindberg and Knut Frankel, managed to take off. Three days later, fog and icing caused the balloon to founder about 350 miles from Danes Island. The three men managed to reach White Island, but it was not until over thirty years later that their remains were discovered. An Italian nobleman, Luigi Amedeo di Savoia, Duke of the Abruzzi, led another attempt from the northeasternmost extremity of Franz Josef Land, Rudolf Island in 1899. Luigi's fingers were so badly frostbitten during winter that he was unable to make a run at the Pole the following spring. Instead, Umberto Cagni took a sledge party 20 miles further north than Nansen's record, but three men perished on the return.

56. Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project | History | Maud Expedition Frontispiece portrait of Roald Amundsen, 18721928. In The South Pole , Volume I.Archival Photograph by Mr. Steve Nicklas, NOS, NGS. http://www.whoi.edu/beaufortgyre/history/history_maud.html

Introduction Ancient Times Age of Exploration Russian Northern Expeditions ... Karluk Disaster The Maud Early Aviation Soviet Exploration Soviet Drifting Stations High Latitude Air Expeditions ... Current Expeditions Frontispiece portrait of Roald Amundsen, 1872-1928. In: "The South Pole", Volume I. Archival Photograph by Mr. Steve Nicklas, NOS, NGS. Image courtesy: NOAA Photo Library History The Maud Expedition (1918-1925) Having conquered the Northwest Passage and the South Pole, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen set his sights on the North Pole. He chose to adopt Fridtjof Nansen's idea of freezing a ship into the ice and floating to the Pole. However, the Fram was no longer seaworthy, so a new wooden vessel, the Maud , was constructed with an egg-shaped bottom to lift under ice pressure and avoid being crushed, similar to the Fram. Despite the start of World War I, the Maud departed Christiania (Oslo), Norway in July 1918, and set off through the Northeast Passage, along the coast of Siberia, with the intention of being frozen into the pack ice north of the Bering Strait. However, the pack ice formed much earlier that year, and by September the

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59. The National Archives | Search The Archives | National Register Of Archives | De Amundsen, Roald Engelbrecht Gravning (18721928) Norwegian Polar Explorer.1 record noted. Scope, 1901-12 corresp with Royal Geographical Society http://www.nra.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/pidocs.asp?P=P541

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