24 June 1893–9 September 1896
Nansen’s Fram Expedition
Fridtjof Nansen deliberately froze Fram into Arctic pack ice to test whether a transpolar current could carry a ship across the Arctic Ocean.
Vehicle
Fram
Norwegian polar ship used first for Nansen’s Arctic drift and later to carry Amundsen’s expedition south.
Vehicle typesailing ship
Related expeditions
9 August 1910–7 March 1912
Amundsen’s South Pole Expedition
Roald Amundsen’s Norwegian party travelled from the Bay of Whales by ski and dog sled, reaching the South Pole before returning safely.
Sources and further reading
- The First Fram Expedition (1893–1896), The Fram Museum. Detailed chronology, route, drift, and separate sled journey.
- Roald Amundsen and the South Pole, The Fram Museum. Chronology and route of the Norwegian expedition.