Roald Amundsen Northwest Passage Map
18 june 1928 was a norwegian explorer of polar regions and a key figure of the heroic age of antarctic exploration he led the first expedition to traverse the northwest passage by sea from 1903 to 1906 and the first expedition to the south.
Roald amundsen northwest passage map. Learn more about amundsen in this article. Roald amundsen crosses the northwest passage last edited september 07 2018 https. Return to discover and learn. Typical northwest passage route black line this route often undertaken with the assistance of an icebreaker stops at various nunavut locations such as pond inlet resolute and cambridge bay.
Norwegian polar explorer roald amundsen was the first to sail through the northwest passage in 1903 1906. Roald amundsen north west passage expedition 1903 06 roald amundsen from norway is one of the world s most famous polar explorers. Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship gjöa 1903 1907. Amundsen sets himself a maximum deadline of five years to chart a northwest passage and.
Map from dead reckoning. In the spring of 1854 making his the third of his. Amundsen s gjøa was the first vessel to transit the passage. Roald amundsen 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.
Courtesy of ken mcgoogan. Roald amundsen set out from norway on 16th june 1903 to find the north west passage in his boat the goja with six crew. Join us as we sail far above the arctic circle into the heart of the northwest passage and out again an epic journey in the wake of amundsen and other great explorers. He was one of the greatest figures in the field of polar exploration.
A map showing the routes of various expeditions searching for a northwest passage through the arctic from 1576 to 1944. Roald engelbregt gravning amundsen uk. Roald amundsen s the north west passage. He overwintered for two years with his ship frozen in at the south end of king william island at a place he named goja haven before sailing on in 1905.
The canadian encyclopedia s v. Tone 16 july 1872 c. ˈ ɑː m ʊ n d s ən us. Gjoa haven nunavut in the vessel gjøa on august 26 they encountered a ship bearing down.
Roald amundsen and his crew of six men and six sled dogs sail from oslo in gjøa a 70 foot herring boat. The untold story of the northwest passage. In mid august amundsen sailed from gjøahaven today. Rare books division amundsen is a name synonymous with polar exploration.
First navigation by ship 1905.