Abstract
After learning in the first week of September 1909 that the North Pole had been claimed, the career and prospects of the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen hung in the balance. Scheduled to lead an exploration of the north polar basin, Amundsen suddenly found himself without adequate funding or a clear objective. His self-described 'coup' to turn southwards and reach for the South Pole was perhaps the most dramatic and best-kept secret in the history of polar exploration. Amundsen shared his decision only with a very select few, including his brother and manager, Leon Amundsen, a scene dramatised in the 1985 television mini-series The last place on earth. The location used in the film is identified at the unusual grave markers of the Ingier family outside Oppegård kirke in Oppegård, Norway, about five km from the site of Amundsen's home on Bunnefjorden, a branch of Oslofjord.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 222-224 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Polar Record |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Ecology
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)