Roald Amundsen - Legacy

Legacy

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A number of places have been named after him:

• The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is named jointly with his rival
• Amundsen Sea, off the coast of Antarctica
• Amundsen Glacier, in Antarctica
• Amundsen Bay, in Antarctica
• Mount Amundsen, in Antarctica
• Amundsen Gulf, in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of the Northwest Territories in Canada (separating Banks Island and the western parts of Victoria Island from the mainland)
• A large crater covering the Moon's south pole is named Amundsen

Several ships are named after him:

• The Canadian Coast Guard named an icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, whose mission is to perform scientific research in the waters of the Arctic
• The Royal Norwegian Navy is building a class of Aegis frigates, the second of which, is the HNoMS Roald Amundsen (completed 2006)
• The German brig Roald Amundsen

Other tributes include:

• Writer Roald Dahl was named after Amundsen
• Nobel Laureate, Chemist and Poet Roald Hoffmann was named after Amundsen
• The Amundsen Trail and Amundsen Circle, Oakwood, Staten Island, New York
• Amundsen High School, Chicago, Illinois