- Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (Norwegian: [ˈɾuːɑl ˈɑmʉnsən]; 16 July 1872 – c
| Born: | 16 July 1872 Comment | | When did Roald Amundsen die? / Died | 17 June 1928 | | How many years did Roald Amundsen live? / Lived | 55 years | | Zodiac sign: | Cancer |
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Roald Amundsen facts
- 18 June 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions
- He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910–12 which was the first to reach the South Pole, on 14 December 1911
- In 1926, he was the first expedition leader for the air expedition to the North Pole
- Amundsen is recognized as the first person, without dispute, as having reached both poles
- He is also known as having the first expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage (1903–06) in the Arctic
- In June 1928, while taking part in a rescue mission for the airship Italia, the plane he was in disappeared
- Amundsen was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, in the class of Douglas Mawson, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton
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