Gjøa was the first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. With a crew of six, Roald Amundsen traversed the passage in 1906. The whole voyage took over three years. Gjøa This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Some possible Northwest Passage routes through the Canadian archipelago For the film of this name, see Northwest Passage (movie). ... Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (July 16, 1872–June 18?, 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The 70ft ship was build in 1872 in Rosendal, Norway and used in the fishing trades for the first 28 years before Amundsen bought it in 1900 to use on his arctic expedition. 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

The expedition crew (in addition to Amundsen) were Godfred Hansen, Helmer Hanssen, Anton Lund, Peder Ristvedt, Gustav Juel Wiik and Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm. Helmer Julius Hanssen (1870-1956) was a Norwegian polar explorer. ...

They sailed off from Oslo, Norway on June 16, 1903, and after sailing between continental Canada and the south shore of Victoria Island, Gjøa reached Nome, Alaska on August 31, 1906. It sailed on to San Francisco where it arrived to a hero's welcome on October 19. County Oslo NO-03 Landscape Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... Victoria Island, NWT and Nunavut. ... Nome or Sitnasuaq is a city located in Nome Census Area, Alaska. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the city in California. ... October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

On their journey the expedition made several measurements to determine the location of the magnetic north pole. This is about the geographic meaning of North Pole. ...

Gjøa was later bought by a Norwegian-American community and handed over to the city of San Francisco in 1909. There it was put on exhibition in Golden Gate Park. In 1972 Gjøa was brought back to Norway, and is now placed in the Norwegian Maritime Museum in Bygdøy, Oslo. 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The domed Conservatory of Flowers is one of the worlds largest. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...