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{{short description|Norwegian adventurer and Arctic explorer (born 1971)}} '''Torry Larsen''' (born 11 April 1971 in [[Ålesund]]) is a Norwegian [[adventurer]] and Arctic explorer. ...

{{Short description|Norwegian explorer}} '''Erik Eriksen''' (25 February 1820 - died 1888) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] polar captain. Eriksen was the first to sight and shore [[Kong Karls Land]], comm ...

{{Short description|Norwegian polar explorer (1876–1928)}} ...r/Hassel%2C%20Sverre%20Helge|title= Sverre Helge Hassel|publisher= Norsk Polar History|access-date= 1 June 2017}}</ref> ...

'''Fiona Thornewill''' (born 10 July 1966) is an English [[List of explorers|explorer]] who reached the [[South Pole]] solo and unaided in a record 42 d ...record was 44 days, and the previous best for a woman was 50 days – by the Norwegian [[Liv Arneson]]. Walking 22 miles a day, Fiona had to pull a sledge weighin ...

{{Short description|Norwegian Naval officer and polar explorer (1861–1936)}} ...1871&nbsp;– 5 December 1936) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] Naval officer and polar explorer. Together with [[Roald Amundsen]] he was the first person to reach ...

{{short description|10th-century Norwegian explorer}} ...Ulfsson''' (fl. c. 10th century), also '''Gunnbjörn Ulf-Krakuson''', was a Norwegian settler of [[Iceland]]. He was reportedly the first European to sight [[Gre ...

{{Short description|Norwegian-born US Navy officer and polar explorer (1899–1980)}} '''Finn Ronne''' (December 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980) was a Norwegian-born U.S. citizen and [[Antarctic]] explorer. ...

{{short description|Norwegian adventurer (born 1974)}} ...Skog''' (born August 9, 1974) is a Norwegian adventurer who was the first Norwegian woman to summit [[K2]] mountain in 2008 and in 2010 she made the first unas ...

...me "Nebelfürst" ("prince of the mists"). In 1908 after overwintering the [[polar night]] with [[Hjalmar Johansen]] in a cabin at [[Bohemanneset|Cape Boheman .../stadnamn/Lernerneset |title=Lernerneset (Svalbard) |publisher=[[Norwegian Polar Institute]] |access-date=16 July 2013}}</ref> ...

{{Short description|Norwegian sailor, pilot and polar explorer (1870–1956)}} | occupation = Seal hunter, ice pilot, polar explorer and captain ...

...wn in his home country, where the name Jan Mayen is often thought to be of Norwegian origin. {{Polar exploration}} ...

{{Short description|Norwegian engineer}} |title= Endurance - Ships of the Polar Explorers|publisher = coolantarctica.com|accessdate= August 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{ci ...

{{Short description|Norwegian aviation pioneer, military officer, polar explorer and businessman}} |commands=[[Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service]]<br />[[Royal Norwegian Air Force]] ...

...hPKey=246&hParent=23&hDKey=3 |archive-date=2006-12-05|website= [[Norwegian Polar Institute]]|date=27 May 2004}}</ref> ...anes Island, and after wandering and drifting for nearly three months, the explorers finally perished on [[Kvitøya]], also in Svalbard.<ref>Lundström, Sven (199 ...

{{short description|Norwegian polar explorer, photographer and writer}} | nationality = Norwegian ...

...r the Faroe Islands, the latter attempting to get to the Hebrides. Another Norwegian ... "</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.visithusavik.com/attractions/ ...e), later emigrated to Iceland. He made a feeble attempt to win it for the Norwegian king with himself as earl. He had discussed this with the king but when the ...

{{Short description|Norwegian polar explorer (1844–1930)}} ...enrik Johan Bull''' (13 October 1844{{snd}}1 June 1930) was a [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] businessman and whaler. Henry Bull was one of the pioneers in the explora ...

{{short description|20th-century Norwegian polar explorer}} | nationality = [[Norway|Norwegian]] ...

{{Short description|Norwegian author and polar researcher}} | occupation = Author and polar researcher ...

...e originally called it [[Nymark]] (meaning 'new land') and the [[Norwegian Polar Institute]] has since recognised the island as Nyskjæret and included it on [[Category:British explorers of the Arctic]] ...