Amundsen n : Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928) [syn: Roald Amundsen]

Amundsen may refer to:

• Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian polar explorer, or his namesakes:
  • in the Antarctic:
    • Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
    • Amundsen Glacier, descending from the Queen Maud Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf.
    • Amundsen Sea, a part of the Southern Ocean beside Marie Byrd Land.
  • Amundsen Crater, a large crater on the Moon.
  • CCGS Amundsen, a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker and Arctic research ship.
  • HNoMS Roald Amundsen, a Fridtjof Nansen class frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
  • There is also a Norwegian Vodka called Amundsen.

• Amundsen - One of two probes on the NASA Deep Space 2 mission; named after polar explorer Roald Amundsen.