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Roald Amundsen

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ROALD ENGELBREGT GRAVNING AMUNDSEN (1872–1928) Roald Amundsen left his mark on the Heroic Era as one of the most successful polar explorers ever born. He led the 1910–12 Antarctic expedition which was the first to reach the South Pole, on 14 December 1911. He was the first to traverse the…
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