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Name: Roald Amundsen
Birth Date: 1872
Death Date: 1928
Place of Birth: Borge, Norway
Nationality: Norwegian
Gender: Male
Occupations: explorer

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Biography of Roald Amundsen
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The Norwegian Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) was the first explorer to reach the South Pole. One of the greatest figures in the history of polar exploration, he was also the first to sail through the Northwest Passage. Roald Amundsen was born in Borge. By...


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Roald Amundsen Summary
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1872-1928 Norwegian Explorer As an Arctic and Antarctic explorer, Roald Amundsen accumulated a number of titles. After he became the first human to sail through the Northwest Passage, he struck out for the never-before-reached South Pole, narrowly...
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Roald Amundsen Born 1872, Borge, Norway Died c. June 8. 1928, The Atlantic Ocean The son of a shipbuilder, Roald Amundsen was born in Borge, a town in Norway near Oslo. He was 14 when his father died. The following year he began reading about the Arctic...
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Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (July 16, 1872 – c. June 18, 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the first Antarctic expedition to the South Pole between 1910 and 1912. He was also the first person to reach both the North and...


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Arctic
ROALD AMUNDSEN'S BELGICA DIARY: THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO THE ANTARCTIC.(Review)
03/01/2001: 1,056 words, approx. 4 pages
ROALD AMUNDSEN'S BELGICA DIARY: THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO THE ANTARCTIC. Edited by HUGO DECLEIR. Bluntisham, Huntingdon: Bluntisham Books, 1999. ISBN 1 85297 058 8. 208 p., 8 maps, 8 b&w photographs, 25 line drawings, 5 sketches. Hardbound. [pound]24.95; US$45.00. Priority, the...
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Variety
FROZEN HEART: A FILM ABOUT ROALD AMUNDSEN.(Review) (movie reviews)
12/06/1999: 271 words, approx. 1 pages
(DOCU - NORWEGIAN) A Motlys (Oslo) production, in association with NRK, SVT, YLE, Epidem, ORB, Final Cut and Czech TV, with support from the Norwegian Film Institute. Produced by Sigve Endresen, Orjan Karlsen. Directed, written by Stig Andersen, Kenny Sanders. Camera (color),...
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Today in history - Jan. 18
1/18/2007: 576 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Thursday, Jan. 18, the 18th day of 2007. There are 347 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 18, 1912, English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had beaten them...
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Today in history - Dec. 14
12/14/2006: 532 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Thursday, Dec. 14, the 348th day of 2006. There are 17 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Dec. 14, 1799, the first president of the United States, George Washington, died at his Mount Vernon home at age 67.On this date:In 1819,...
 


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