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Roald Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen. (1872-1928). Norwegian explorer, South Pole, 1911. Amundsen led first expedition to reach South Pole, arriving December 1911, one month before ill-fated British expedition commanded by Captain Scott. (see notes)
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Roald Amundsen: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: PBS - American Experience - Roald Amundsen. Nov 29, 2024
Add new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - Roald Amundsen's Expedition to Antarctica. Sep 21, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jul 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Washington State University - Roald Amundsen. May 02, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 12, 2024
Add new Web site: The Open University - CORE - Roald Amundsen. Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: South-pole.com - Biography of Roald Amundsen. Sep 01, 2023
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Roald Amundsen and the 1925 North Pole Expedition. Mar 18, 2023
Add new Web site: The Fram Museum - Biography of Roald Amundsen. Feb 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Cool Antarctica - Biography of Roald Amundsen. Dec 26, 2022
Media added. Dec 24, 2020
Top Questions updated. Nov 11, 2019
Changed "Gjöa" to "Gjøa." Oct 31, 2019
Add new Web site: The Mariners' Museum and Park - The Ages of Exploration - Biography of Roald Amundsen. Jun 14, 2019
Add new Web site: Famous Explorers - Biography of Roald Amundsen. Jun 14, 2019
Corrected display issue. Jan 03, 2019
Add new Web site: Royal Museums Greenwich - Biography of Roald Amundsen. May 10, 2017
Clarified the timeline of Amundsen's navigation of the Northwest Passage. Jul 19, 2012
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of Roald Amundsen. Apr 08, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Roald Amundsen. Nov 12, 2008
Added new Web site: Thinkquest - Biography of Roald Amundsen. Jan 13, 2008
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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