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    BornRoald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen · 16 July 1872 · Borge, Østfold, Norway
    Disappeared18 June 1928 (aged 55) · Barents Sea
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    Roald Amundsen's Epic Polar Adventures
    Roald Amundsen's Epic Polar Adventures
    Ice, Sea and Glory: Amundsen's Northwest Voyage
    Ice, Sea and Glory: Amundsen's Northwest Voyage
    Early life

    Amundsen was born into a family of Norwegian shipowners and captains in Borge, between the towns Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg. His parents were Jens Amundsen and Hanna Sahlqvist. Roald was the fou… See more

    Polar treks

    Amundsen joined the Belgian Antarctic Expedition as first mate at the age of 25 in 1897. This expedition, led by Adrien de Gerlache using the ship the RV Belgica, became the first expedition to overwinter in Antarctica. … See more

    North Polar Expeditions and the Northeast Passage

    In 1918, an expedition Amundsen began with a new ship, Maud, lasted until 1925. Maud was carefully navigated through the ice west to east through the Northeast Passage. With him on this expedition were Oscar Wisti… See more

    Disappearance and death

    Amundsen disappeared on 18 June 1928 while flying on a rescue mission in the Arctic. His team included Norwegian pilot Leif Dietrichson, French pilot René Guilbaud, and three more Frenchmen. They were seeking mi… See more

    Personal life

    Amundsen was a lifelong bachelor, but he had a long-time relationship with the Norwegian-born Kristine Elisabeth ('Kiss') Bennett, the wife of an Englishman, Charles Peto Bennett. He met her in London in 1907 and th… See more

    Legacy

    Owing to Amundsen's numerous significant accomplishments in polar exploration, many places in both the Arctic and Antarctic are named after him. The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, operated b… See more

    European-Inuit descendant claims

    At least two Inuit in Gjøa Haven with European ancestry have claimed to be descendants of Amundsen, from the period of their extended winter stay on King William Island from 1903 to 1905. Accounts by member… See more

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