Project Gutenberg 2004-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 262 Amundsen, Roald 1872 1928 Amundsen, Rual Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning Aan de Zuidpool De Aarde en haar Volken, 1913 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "Aan de Zuidpool" by Roald Amundsen is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the expeditions led by Amundsen, focusing on his journey to the South Pole and the various preparations and experiences of his team aboard the ship Fram. At the start of the narrative, Amundsen outlines his initial plans for an expedition to the North Pole, which he had to change upon learning of Robert Peary's successful claim to the pole. Instead, Amundsen resolves to shift his focus to the South Pole, planning a comprehensive Antarctic expedition. He details the meticulous preparations aboard the Fram, including the selection of crew members and the procurement of sleds and dogs necessary for the journey. The opening sets the stage for the ambitious endeavor, highlighting Amundsen’s determination and forethought as he prepares to navigate through treacherous icy waters and tackle the challenges of reaching the geographical South Pole. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl South Pole Antarctica G Text De Aarde en haar Volken Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Biographies Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 322722 2025-06-06T08:28:46.336295 text/html 320633 2020-12-18T20:44:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2076349 2020-12-18T20:44:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2340237 2025-06-06T08:28:55.123323 application/epub+zip 2346396 2025-06-06T08:28:50.147325 application/epub+zip 198231 2025-06-06T08:28:48.372305 application/epub+zip 2687043 2025-06-06T08:28:58.712303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2661616 2025-06-06T08:28:53.834301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321691 2022-09-07T15:24:30.822747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293171 2025-06-06T08:28:45.497339 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 292557 2020-12-18T20:44:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 109054 2020-12-18T20:44:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18677 2025-06-06T08:28:58.861233 application/rdf+xml 14073 2025-06-06T08:28:48.927311 image/jpeg 3788 2025-06-06T08:28:48.647373 image/jpeg 2150925 2025-06-06T08:28:46.600327 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia