Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian Explorer of Greenland and the Arctic
Fridtjof Nansen
Four-Year Old Fridtjof Nansen
Nordmarka, Norway (just north of modern-day Oslo). This is where Nansen (as a teenager) Began His First Real Exploring
Jotunheimen, the Main Mountain Range in Western Norway. When Nansen was 17 Years Old, He, his Brother Alexander, and his Half-Brother Harald Bølling Trekked Through this Range.
Map of Norway, Showing Nansen's Home Town of Christiania (now called Oslo) and Bergen, Where He Worked as a Museum Curator; the Location of Jotunheimen is Also Shown
Fridtjof Nansen in Late Teens
Nansen's Planned (red) and Actual (yellow) Routes Across Greenland in 1888
Nansen's 1888 Greenland Expedition Team. Left to Right: Ole Nielsen Ravna, Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Kristian Kristiansen, Oluf Dietrichson, and Samuel Balto
Nansen and His Team Begin their Trek Across the Greenland Ice Cap
The Long March Across the Greenland Ice Cap (1888)
Soon Into the Journey, Nansen Changed Course to Nuuk (rather than Disko Bay)
Fridtjof's wife, Eva (1930)
The First Leg of the Fram Voyage
The Planned Drift to the North Pole
Fram
Fram Departing Bergen, Norway (July 2, 1893)
Fridtjof Nansen and Otto Sverdup Aboard Fram
Otto Sverdrup Aboard Fram
Fram Beset in Ice (March 1894)
Nansen and Fram (June 15, 1894)
Fram Amidst the Ice Floes (July 14, 1894)
Fram Beset in Ice
Fram Beset in Ice
Fram in January 1895
Hjalmar Johansen Aboard Fram
Nansen and Johansen's Intended Route to the North Pole and Beyond
Nansen and Johansen's Actual Route After Leaving Fram
Nansen and Johansen Depart Fram on Their Journey to the Pole - March 14, 1895
Johansen Hauling Sledge Toward Franz Josef Land
Nansen and Johansen's Journey Across the Franz Josef Land Archipelago
Sketch of Nansen's and Johansen's Winter Hut on Frederick Jackson Island (1895-1896); Because of the Snow Drifts, the Hut Appears "Under Ground"
Frederick George Jackson (left) Greeting Nansen (right) at Cape Flora, Northbrook Island (Franz Josef Land) - June 17, 1896
The Reunited Crew of Fram in Oslo - September 1896 (Nansen is in front row, second from right)
Fridtjof Nansen in Later Years