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Roald Amundsen

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born

July 16, 1872 in Borge, Østfold, Norway

died

June 18, 1928

gender

male

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Biographies & Memoirs, Travel

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A polar explorer at the turn of the late 19th century.

Amundsen led the first expedition to successfully traverse the Northwest Passage and he was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles.

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Books by Roald Amundsen

Average rating: 4.10 · 100 ratings · 19 reviews · 21 distinct works

	South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Farm, 1910-12 4.19 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1993 — 39 editions	My rating:
	Race to the South Pole by Roald Amundsen, Roald Amudsen 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	My Life As An Explorer 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Roald Amundsen's "The North West Passage"; Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Gja" 1903-1907 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1908 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The South Pole, Volume 2 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Ils Ont Vaincu Le Pôle: Récits De L'exploration Des Deux Découvreurs Du Pôle Sud, 1910 1912 by Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, Chantal Edel 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	My rating:
	die Eroberung Des Südpols1910 1912 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	Wettlauf zum Südpol. Die norwegische Expedition 1910 - 1912. 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001	My rating:
	The South Pole, Vols 1 and 2 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1912 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The South Pole, Volume 1 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 7 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Roald Amundsen

“Adventure is just bad planning.”
― Roald Amundsen

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“I may say that this is the greatest factor: the way in which the expedition is equipped, the way in which every difficulty is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it. Victory awaits him who has everything in order, luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time, this is called bad luck.”
― Roald Amundsen

tags: exploration , inspirational , luck

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“An die Kälte kann der Mensch sich nicht gewöhnen.”
― Roald Amundsen

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