Roald Amundsen
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Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian polar explorer renowned for leading the first successful expedition to the South Pole and for pioneering voyages in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Amundsen | 1 |
| Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen | 1 |
| Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian explorer
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human ⓘ polar explorer ⓘ |
| authored |
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912
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surface form:
The South Pole (account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition)
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| causeOfDeath | aircraft accident ⓘ |
| coExplorer |
Lincoln Ellsworth
ⓘ
Umberto Nobile ⓘ |
| commandedVessel |
Fram
ⓘ
Gjøa ⓘ Maud ⓘ |
| completed | first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Norway ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1872-07-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1928-06-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | Norge Arctic flight 1926 ⓘ |
| dateReached | 1911-12-14 ⓘ |
| disappearedDuring | rescue mission in the Arctic in 1928 ⓘ |
| education | naval training in Norway ⓘ |
| endDateOfEvent |
Northwest Passage expedition 1903
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surface form:
Northwest Passage expedition 1906
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| familyName |
Roald Amundsen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Amundsen
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| fieldOfWork | polar exploration ⓘ |
| genre | exploration literature ⓘ |
| givenName |
Roald Dahl
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surface form:
Roald
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| hasMonument | Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station named partly in his honor ⓘ |
| honoredIn |
Amundsen Sea
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surface form:
Amundsen Sea in Antarctica
crater Amundsen on the Moon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Antarctic exploration
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Arctic exploration ⓘ Franklin expedition ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Passage expedition
leading the first successful expedition to the South Pole ⓘ polar exploration ⓘ |
| language | Norwegian ⓘ |
| ledExpedition |
Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912
ⓘ
surface form:
Amundsen's South Pole expedition
Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912 ⓘ |
| militaryService | Royal Norwegian Navy ⓘ |
| name |
Roald Amundsen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen
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| nationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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navigator ⓘ |
| participatedIn | first verified air crossing of the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Borge, Østfold, Norway ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Barents Sea ⓘ |
| reached | South Pole ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| searchingFor | missing airship Italia during final flight ⓘ |
| startDateOfEvent | Northwest Passage expedition 1903 ⓘ |
| usedTransportation |
airship Norge
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dog sled ⓘ ski ⓘ |
| wasFirstToReach | South Pole ⓘ |
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Amundsen
this entity surface form:
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen
this entity surface form:
Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen