List of Norwegians - Exploration

Exploration

  • Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), polar explorer, first to reach the South Pole and the first seaman to traverse the Northwest Passage.
  • Bernt Balchen (1899–1973), Norwegian-American polar aviation pioneer
  • Samuel Balto, arctic explorer
  • Rune Gjeldnes, polar (solo) adventurer
  • Tryggve Gran (1889–1980), aviator, made the first solo flight across the North Sea
  • Tormod Granheim, climber and extreme skier, 1.st ski descent Mount Everest North Face 2006.
  • Thor Heyerdahl (1914–2002), explorer and anthropologist - famous for his Kon-Tiki exploration
  • Helge Ingstad (1899–2001), explorer, first to prove ca. 1000 AD Viking settlements in America
  • Hjalmar Johansen (1867–1913), polar explorer
  • Erling Kagge, polar solo adventurer, climber
  • Carl Anton Larsen (1860–1924), a Antarctic explorer and first person to ski in Antarctica on the Larsen Ice Shelf. Larsen is also considered the founder of the Antarctic whaling industry and the settlement at Grytviken, South Georgia.
  • Henry Larsen Norwegian born Canadian Arctic seaman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Second to traverse Canada's Northwest Passage in the famous St. Roch.
  • Christian Leden (1882–1957), Greenland and Canada
  • Jens Munk (1579–1628), explorer of the Northwest Passage
  • Lars Monsen, famous adventurer
  • Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930), Arctic explorer, scientist and international statesman
  • Børge Ousland, polar solo adventurer
  • Finn Rønne (1899–1980), Norwegian-American antarctic explorer
  • Otto Sverdrup (1854–1930), Arctic explorer

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