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Triumph in the High North - 20th Century
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Roald Amundsen - Through the Maze: The Northwest Passage

Summary

July 16, 1872 Born in Borge, near the city of Oslo in Norway
 
1893 Leaves medical school to begin his training as an explorer
 
1897-99 Expedition on Belgica to Antarctica
 
1903-6 Leaves for Northwest Passage
 
1910-12 Expedition to the South Pole
 
1911 Becomes the first man to reach the South Pole
 
1918-20 Travels Northeast Passage
 
1926 Flies over the North Pole
 
1928 Killed in a plane crash while on a rescue mission

Ships

First Voyage to Antarctica Belgica
 
Voyage through Northwest Passage Gjöa
 
Voyage to the South Pole Fram
 
Voyage through Northeast Passage Maud
 
Flight over North Pole (dirigible) Norge
 

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