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The numerous people who imagine that a long stay in the Polar regions makes a man less susceptible of cold than other mortals are completely mistaken.

Roald Amundsen

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Roald Amundsen
Age: 55 †
Born: 1872
Born: July 16
Died: 1928
Died: June 18
Aircraft Pilot
Explorer
Polar Explorer
Researcher
Sailor
Writer
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen
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