Framheim

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Framheim was the coastal Antarctic base established by Roald Amundsen as the starting point for his successful 1911 expedition to the South Pole.

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Framheim canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic base ⓘ
research station ⓘ
abandonedYear 1912 ⓘ
associatedWith Race to the South Pole ⓘ
builtFrom prefabricated wooden hut sections ⓘ
climate polar ⓘ
constructionType prefabricated hut with snow-covered insulation ⓘ
contemporaryOf Scott's Cape Evans base ⓘ
linked to: Cape Evans
coordinateApproximate 78°38′S 163°40′W ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
demiseCause breakup of Ross Ice Shelf at Bay of Whales ⓘ
distanceToSouthPoleApproximate about 1,300 km ⓘ
era Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration ⓘ
establishedDate 1911-01-14 ⓘ
establishedDuringExpedition Amundsen's South Pole expedition ⓘ
establishedYear 1911 ⓘ
expeditionLeader Roald Amundsen ⓘ
expeditionReachedSouthPoleDate 1911-12-14 ⓘ
foundedBy Roald Amundsen ⓘ
hasPrimaryLanguageOfExpedition Norwegian ⓘ
locatedIn Antarctica ⓘ
Bay of Whales ⓘ
locatedOn Barrier Ice ⓘ
Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ
namedAfter Fram ⓘ
nameMeaning Home of Fram ⓘ
notableAchievement support base for first humans to reach the South Pole ⓘ
occupant Adolf Lindstrøm ⓘ
Helmer Hanssen ⓘ
Hjalmar Johansen ⓘ
Jørgen Bjaaland ⓘ
Jørgen Stubberud ⓘ
Kristian Prestrud ⓘ
Olav Bjaaland ⓘ
Oscar Wisting ⓘ
Roald Amundsen ⓘ
Sverre Hassel ⓘ
region Ross Sea sector of Antarctica ⓘ
linked to: Ross Sea
startingPointFor Roald Amundsen's 1911 South Pole journey ⓘ
first successful expedition to the South Pole ⓘ
status abandoned ⓘ
supplyMethod dog sledges ⓘ
ship-based resupply ⓘ
transportedBy ship Fram ⓘ
usedAs base for South Pole expedition ⓘ
logistics base ⓘ
wintering station ⓘ
usedByCountry Norway ⓘ

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