Fram facts for kids
Fram ("Forward") is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912. It was designed and built by the Scottish-Norwegian shipwright Colin Archer for Fridtjof Nansen's 1893 Arctic expedition in which the plan was to freeze Fram into the Arctic ice sheet and float with it over the North Pole.
Images for kids
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Engineering drawings
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The prow of Fram, as seen in the Fram Museum in 2010.
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For Amundsen's South Pole expedition, Fram was fitted with this diesel engine.
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Scottish-Norwegian shipwright Colin Archer designed the ship.
See also
In Spanish: Fram para niños
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