Voyages of Roald Amundsen Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole
About Voyages of Roald Amundsen
Amundsen and his contemporaries are often called the prime examples of the "Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration" which came to a definite end with the switch to a more scientific approach in the "international geophysical year" 1957/58, which established the Amundsen/Scott South Pole Station and launched thespacerace with Sputnik. Amundsen was born on 16 July 1872 into a family of Norwegian shipowners and captains in Borge, between the townsFredrikstadandSarpsborg. His parents were Jens Amundsen and Hanna Sahlqvist. Roald was the fourth son in the family. His mother wanted him to avoid the family maritime trade, encouraging him to become a doctor, a promise that Amundsen kept until his mother died when he was aged 21. He promptly quit university for a life at sea. At the age of 15, Amundse
Top Attractions in Voyages of Roald Amundsen
Explore the best things to see and do in Voyages of Roald Amundsen:
- ★Nattilik Heritage Centre
- ★Nome
- ★Northwest Passage Territorial Park
- ★Roald Amundsen Monument
- ★Roald Amundsen's House Uranienborg
- ★Svalbard
- ★The Fram Museum
- ★The Polar Museum
Voyages of Roald Amundsen Travel Guide Sections
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