Expeditions

Roald Amundsen went through physically hard and mentally hard expeditions these is what he did as a explorer.  

Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–99)

           

He was the first mate in the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–99). The expedition, was led by Adrien de Gerlache sailing the ship Belgica to then accomplish the first voyage to Antarctica in the winter.

Northwest Passage (1903–1906)

In 1903, Amundsen led the first expedition to successfully to travel through the Canada's Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Northeast Passage (1918–1920)

In 1918, Amundsen began a new expedition with a new ship Maua, which was set and built to last until 1925. Maua voyaged West to the East through the Northeast Passage,now called the Northern Route.

Reaching the North Pole - 1925

(The ship Manu did not last till 1925) in 1925 , accompanied by Lincoln Ellsworth, pilot Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen and three other team members, Amundsen took two Planes, the N-25 and N-24 to the north pole.

South Pole Expedition (1910–12)

 On January 14, 1911 Amundsen's ship, the Fram, arrived at the Bay of Whales in Antarctica. They set out to reach the South Pole ten months after arriving on Antarctica on October 20th. There were five men, 52 dogs, and four sleds. At first they traveled quickly, but soon they had to pass over mountains and avoid dangerous crevasses. Finally, after nearly two months of hard traveling, they reached their destination. On December 14, 1911 Roald Amundsen planted the Norwegian Flag at the South Pole.All five of Amundsen's crew returned safely to base camp, but only 11 dogs made it back alive. The expedition took 99 days and traveled over 1,800 miles. 













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(Roald Amundsen achieved many things in both the North and South Poles, however his journey in the South Pole is more known worldwide. Many things were named after him and he did not have achievements in the South Pole - he just achieved what he aimed to do there. This goal was to become the first person to reach both poles and it was fulfilled completely).