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Amundsen to resume Maud Arctic voyage from Seattle
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen prepares the Maud for a five year Arctic expedition from Seattle in May. The ship will carry four extra blades and provisions for seven years. Two airplanes will aid extensive hydrographic surveys and polar research as the Maud moves with the ice pack northward. The crew includes Captain Oskar Wisting and scientist H. Sverdrup among others as they plan to drift toward the North Pole if feasible. A wireless will broadcast when the top of the world is reached.
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Seattle
Mid
Amundsen
South
Aio
Lake Union
Bost
Mnaud
Norway
Tie
North Pole
Maud
Behring Sea
Oskar Wisting
Hig Aide
South Pole
G. Gionista
H. V. Sverdrup