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Oskar Wisting - Biographical Notes

Oskar Wisting in winter fur clothing on the expedtion

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

Roald Amundsen Books and Film

The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram, 1910-1912
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Scott and Amundsen: Last Place on Earth
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Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen
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The Last Place on Earth
Last Place on Earth (1994)
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Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen: Ambition and Tragedy in the Antarctic
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The Amundsen Photographs
The Amundsen Photographs
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Let Heroes Speak: Antarctic Explorers, 1772-1922
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Roald Amundsen (In the Footsteps of Explorers): The Quest for the South Pole (In the Footsteps of Explorers)
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- The Quest for the South Pole. Ages 9-12
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Roald Amundsen Prints

Roald Amundsen Norwegian Polar Explorer
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Roald Amundsen the First to Reach the South Pole
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Roald Amundsen the First to Reach the South Pole
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Roald Amundsen in the Cabin of His Ship Gjoa
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Amundsen and His Team at Hobart
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Amundsen and Others in Their Winter Quarters at Framheim
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Roald Amundsen Norwegian Polar Explorer
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Norwegian Explorer Roald Amundsen on Skis During South Pole Expedition
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Roald Amundsen, Fixing Position at the Pole,1911
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The 'Fram' Moored Near Roald Amundsen's House, 1912
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Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) More about this print

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 Antarctica Cruising Guide
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Frozen Planet 2011
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Lonely Planet travel guide Antarctica
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Shackleton 2002
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The Endurance - Shackleton's Legendary Expedition
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