#gjoa

[rrs-discovery]

hello also. yesterday was a big day and i did so so well at being normal

[clove-pinks]

An image of Roald Amundsen's sloop Gjøa, the first ship to successfully sail the Northwest Passage, framed in wood from the ship's library (New York Historical Society).

Gjøa at Gjøa Haven, c. 1903-1906 (Fram Museum).

[oledavyjones]

Roald Amundsen on his ship the Gjøa at the start of the 20th century.

Gjøa was the first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. With a crew of six, Roald Amundsen traversed the passage in a three-year journey, finishing in 1906

[goldenpolar]

Gjøa, the ship that completed the Northwest Passage in a single expedition. Built in 1872, it originally served as a herring fishing smack before being purchased by Roald Amundsen and outfitted for Arctic travel. The little ship was nearly destroyed by a fire in the engine room and grounding on a shallow water reef, but survived. The passage was completed in August of 1905, when the Gjøa was sighted sailing through the Bering Straight by the American vessel Charles Hanson.

[oledavyjones]

The Gjøa in the Northwest Passage

[oledavyjones]

Part of the Gjøa’s crew — Gustav Juel Wiik, Roald Amundsen, Peder Ristvedt and Anton Lund — on deck in the Northwest Passage. (Courtesy Fram Museum)

[lindahall]

Roald Amundsen – Scientist of the Day

Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, was born July 16, 1872.

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[daemonsmusic]

Here's a short video from my set at the opening of the new building housing Gjoa in Oslo, featuring the wonderful Joanni Sallerina performing a traditional Inuit drum dance to a track commissioned for the opening.