Polar Explorers

Fridtjof Nansen Norwegian explorer, oceanographer, statesman and humanitarian	Otto Sverdrup Arctic explorer who led the Second Fram Expedition	Roald Amundsen Roald Amundsen - the greatest polar explorer ever

Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian explorer, oceanographer, statesman and humanitarian

Otto Sverdrup

Arctic explorer who led the Second Fram Expedition

Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen - the greatest polar explorer ever

The Second Fram Expedition (1898-1902)

Otto Sverdrup took the Fram to northwest Greenland and the islands north of the Canadian mainland.

The 16 expedition members carried out an extensive programme of mapping and scientific investigations for four years.

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"Victory awaits him, who has everything in order - luck we call it. Defeat is definitely due for him, who has neglected to take the necessary precautions - bad luck we call it"

Roald Amundsen