Amundsen
Americannoun
noun
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The first explorer to complete the Northwest Passage solely by ship was Norwegian seafarer Roald Amundsen, from 1903 to 1906, more than 400 years after the first recorded attempt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Amundsen has credits dating to 2013 that include appearances on shows such as “Criminal Minds” and “9-1-1: Lone Star.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
Famed explorer Roald Amundsen was perhaps the first to recognize the importance of ice rises.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 18, 2024
"Our study helps to better understand what factors are most critical in driving thinning and retreat of glaciers draining the West Antarctic ice sheet into the Amundsen Sea," Hillenbrand said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024
But if he wanted to play Scott of the Antarctic versus Amundsen the Norwegian, that was fine by me.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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