Roald Amundsen

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) was a Norwegian polar explorer. He is known as the first man to reach the South Pole.

Portraits

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  Roald Amundsen with signature

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  Roald Amundsen

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  Amundsen

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  Amundsen in fur skins

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  Photo with signature

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  Amundsen in the ice

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  Amundsen before and after a later trip in the Arctic.

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  Amundsen in 1913

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  from the National Library of Norway

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  Roald Amundsen in Svalbard 1925

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South polar voyage

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  The Fram under sail

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  The Fram under sail

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  Roald Amundsen and Engelbret Knudsen

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  at the South Pole

Maps

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  Arctic expeditions. Map in Russian.

Other

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  Saint Stanislav Star

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  Russian collection coin.

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  The house, in which Roald Amundsen lived during his stays in Ny-Ålesund.

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  Title page of Amundsen's account.

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  Dirigible launch tower used by Roald Amundsen and Umberto Nobile in their 1926 polar expedition. Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.

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  Gjøa ship

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  Monument Amundsen

• The pronunciation of his name in Norwegian