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How is Roald Amundsen viewed in Norway?

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Peter Hughes embarks on a journey of discovery in the homeland of the maligned Norwegian who beat Scott to the South Pole. ... read more

Roald Amundsen's Belgica Diary. The first Scientific Expedition to the Antarctic by Hugo Decleir, Bluntisham Books, Erskine Press. The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole by Roland Huntford, 1979. read more

, Arctic Ocean), Norwegian explorer who was the first to reach the South Pole, the first to make a ship voyage through the Northwest Passage, and one of the first to cross the Arctic by air. read more

Roald Amundsen set so many records in such a short period of time, it’s hard to keep track. Originally from Borge, Norway, he is uniquely associated with arctic and Antarctic exploration, leading the first documented over-the-top trip through the Northwest Passage (a three-year slog), the first expedition to reach the South Pole, in 1911, and the first airship expedition to the North Pole, in 1926. read more

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