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Nansen Fridtjof . 1861--1930, Norwegian arctic explorer, statesman, and scientist. He crossed Greenland (1888--89) and attempted to reach the North Pole (1893--96), attaining a record 86? 14ʹ N (1895). He was the League of Nations' high commissioner for refugees (1920--22): Nobel peace prize 1922 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Fram museum houses the ship used by Fritjof Nansen and Raould Amundsen in their daring expeditions to the poles. The offices of Kosovan Nansen Dialogue (KND) are located on the third floor of a modest block-brick building inside the "confidence zone. This activity book discusses the reasons why Erik the Red, John Davis, Henry Hudson, William Perry, John Franklin, Fridtjof Nansen, Robert Perry, Fredrick Cook, and Gretel Erhlich explored the Arctic; and why Captain James Cook, James Clark Ross, Robert Scott, Roald Amundsen, Ernest Shackleton, Admiral Richard E. |
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