1903
Discovery of North West Passage
Amundsen and the crew learned from the local Netsilik Inuit people about Arctic survival skills, which he found invaluable in his later expedition to the South Pole.
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Amundsen and the crew learned from the local Netsilik Inuit people about Arctic survival skills, which he found invaluable in his later expedition to the South Pole.
Amundsen led the first expedition to successfully traverse Canadas Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (something explorers had been attempting since the days of Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson).
For example, he learned to use sled dogs for transportation of goods and to wear animal skins in lieu of heavy, woolen parkas, which could not deter cold when wet
Leaves on the Gjoa to sail the North West Passage & reach the North Magnetic Pole.
Assists Amundsen on his navigation through the North West Passage
Amundsens crew returned to Oslo in November 1906, after almost 3.5 years abroad. Amundsens team reach Nome in 1906. Because the water along the route was sometimes as shallow as 3 ft (0.91 m), a larger ship could not have made the voyag. 1st person to navigate the North West Passage
Amundsens crew returned to Oslo in November 1906, after almost 3.5 years abroad
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