Farthest North

by Fridtjof Nansen

Overview

In 1893 Nansen set sail in the Fram, a ship specially designed and built to be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pressures, and travel with the sea's drift closer to the North Pole than anyone had ever gone before. Experts said such a ship couldn't be built and that the voyage was tantamount to suicide.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163002597
Publisher:	Walrus Books Publisher
Publication date:	01/29/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Best known for the Fram expedition: An attempt to reach the North Pole by using the natural drift of the polar ice in the ship Fram, carrying fuel and provisions for twelve men for five years.