Roald Amundsen with Chukchi girls on waterfront, Seattle, 1921

• Main Author: Webster & Stevens
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Explorers > Washington (State) > Seattle; Children > Washington (State) > Seattle; Automobiles > Washington (State) > Seattle; Ships > Washington (State) > Seattle; Indians of North America > Washington (State) > Seattle; Waterfronts > Washington (State) > Seattle; Amundsen; Roald; 1872-1928 Carpendale; Camilla Amundsen; Cakonita; Arctic; Mohai; North Pole; Norway; South Pole; Chukchi; eskimo*; esquimaux; inuit; South pole; Alaska; Siberia
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/3665

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the South Pole, but the Arctic was his first love. He designed his own ship, named it for Queen Maud of Norway, and christened it with a block of ice. The well-equipped expedition set off from Norway in June 1918 to explore the area near the N...