1. Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928); [syn: Amundsen, Roald Amundsen]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Roald Amundsen
n 1: Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the
Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South
Pole (1872-1928) [syn: Amundsen, Roald Amundsen]