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07/04/1895 Nansen at 86°14′

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Fridtjof Nansen - A man of action and vision

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To the Pole 17: On Nansen's Steps

Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen reached 86°13.6′N. They wanted to reach the North Pole (90°N) but were unsuccessful and retreated. Before final attempt to reach Pole overland Nansen and his crew drifted 18 months through the Arctic Ocean aboard his ship Fram frozen into a pack of ice.