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Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen The airship Norge floating above Spitsbergen in 1926 before Roald Amundsen's expedition to the North Pole. Amundsen, Umberto Nobile (the pilot and designer of the airship), and Lincoln Ellsworth flew from Spitsbergen to Alaska, becoming the first people to definitely reach the North Pole.

The Norge was a dirigible that achieved a significant milestone in Arctic exploration. In 1926, it carried Italian aeronautical engineer Umberto Nobile, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, and American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth over the North Pole. This flight originated from Spitsbergen, north of Norway, and concluded in Alaska.1

Following this success, Amundsen and Nobile had a public dispute over credit for the expedition. Nobile later led another Arctic expedition in 1928 with a similar airship, which crashed near Spitsbergen. Amundsen disappeared while participating in the rescue effort for Nobile's crew.21

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