The Fram: A Victorian expedition to the North Pole that was as brilliant as it was bonkers

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The Fram: A Victorian expedition to the North Pole that was as brilliant as it was bonkers

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The Fram: A Victorian expedition to the North Pole that was as brilliant as it was bonkers

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'The Fram in the Ice', 1895, (1897). (Image credit: Print Collector / Contributor via Getty Images)

British physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski explains how Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen's expedition to the North Pole was 'one of the most bonkers and brilliant experiments ever devised'.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-eart ... north-pole
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Re: The Fram: A Victorian expedition to the North Pole that was as brilliant as it was bonkers

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I have heard the name "Fram" somewhere, but cannot remember where.
Could it have been somewhere in OW?

For more info see the "Fram Museum" in Oslo, Norway.
https://frammuseum.no/

and for a 3d tour of the vessel, please see.
https://youriguide.com/embed/39_bygd_yn ... lor=FFFFFF
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