The North West Passage Amundsen Paperback Cambridge University Press Volume 1

The North West PassageBeing the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Gja 19031907\nAuthor(s): Roald Amundsen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108071598, 978-1108071598\nSynopsis\nFrom an early age Roald Amundsen [tel] was determined to be an explorer. Having gained valuable experience on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition [tel], he resolved to conquer the North-West Passage. After three years, using a small fishing vessel, the Gja, and only six crew, Amundsen succeeded in reaching Nome, Alaska. First published in Norwegian in 1907, and reissued here in its 1908 English translation, this two-volume account is copiously illustrated with photographs. Volume 1 describes how the ship was chosen and its departure from Norway in June 1903. The men spent two winters on King William Island, learning much about survival from the local Inuit. The observatory they established collected magnetic dat.