Weird History
Ernest Shackleton's Doom,ed Antarctic Trek
Few exploits of the 20th century could match the courage and perseverance of the Shackleton expedition. Ernest Shackleton became the ultimate model for crisis management when his ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition met with disaster.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Roald Amundsen's 'Norge' begins its own attempt to cross the North Pole in 1926
Richard Byrd and the 'Josephine Ford' airplane take off from Kings Bay to partway accompany Roald Amundsen's Norge airship on its own journey across the North Pole; 'Josephine' flies past the Norge / WS Byrd's plane passes over...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Roald Amundsen's 'Norge' expedition meets up with Richard E. Byrd in Spitsbergen, Norway
VS airship 'Norge,' bearing Roald Amundsen's expedition to cross the North Pole, flies above Spitsbergen, Norway, where Richard E. Byrd's Arctic Expedition is preparing a flight attempt to cross the North Pole by plane / VS Norge...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Celebration upon successful completion of Byrd and Bennett's flight across the North Pole
VS ground crew and others, including explorer Roald Amundsen, gleefully greet aviators Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett as they deplane from the 'Josephine Ford', having successfully flown across the North Pole; crewmen jump, cheer,...
Hearst Metrotone News
Explorer Roald Amundsen waves from a dirigible as it takes off to explore the North Pole.
Explorer Roald Amundsen waves from a dirigible as it takes off to explore the North Pole.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Arctic Passage: My Life as an Explorer
Read an excerpt from Roald Amundsen's book, "My Life as an Explorer" where he describes his passage through the Northwest Passage. Learn what he learned from the Inuit people that helped him in future explorations.
PBS
Nova: Arctic Passage
This NOVA site has information on the past and the future of the Northwest Passage. The first article discusses the effect of global warming and the possibility of an ice-free shipping lane through the Northwest Passage.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Race to the South Pole
A new museum exhibition looks at the battling histories of explorers Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott.