Oskar Wisting - Biographical Notes

Amundsen/Fram - first successful expedition to reach the South Pole - 1910-11 Fram

One of the first party of men to reach the South Pole

Naval gunner, with whaling experience in the arctic. He also had his mate's certificate.

Oscar Wisting in the  fuel depot at Framheim

Landmarks named after Oskar Wisting

Feature Name: Mount Wisting
Type: summit
Elevation: 2580
Latitude: 86°27´S
Longitude: 165°26´W
Description: A rock peak (2,580 m), the northwestern most summit of the massif at the head of Amundsen Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. In November 1911, a number of mountain peaks in this general vicinity were observed and rudely positioned by the South Pole Party under Roald Amundsen. Amundsen named one of them for Oscar Wisting, a member of the party. The peak described was mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960-64. For the sake of historical continuity and to commemorate the Norwegian exploration in this area, the US-ACAN has selected this feature to be designated Mount Wisting. Other peaks in the massif have been named for members of Amundsen's South Pole Party.

Variant Name(s) - Mount Oscar Wisting