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MS Fridtjof Nansen is a Norwegian cruise ship (though marketed as an "expedition ship"). Named after polar explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen, it is a near identical twin to MS Roald Amundsen. It is a hybrid powered Polar Class 6 ship built by Kleven Yards Ulsteinvik for Hurtigruten. MS Fridtjof Nansen at the port of Bergen, Norway.
Fridtjof Nansen joined the campaign in August 2009. [6] [7] Fridtjof Nansen ' s engagement in Operation Atalanta was carried out without a permanently stationed helicopter. [8] Mainly due to delays in delivery of the new NH-90, the ship was equipped with two fast RHIBs for its onboard contingent of maritime special operations forces ...
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (Norwegian: [ˈfrɪ̂tːjɔf ˈnɑ̀nsn̩]; 10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and co-founded the Fatherland League.
The area where Eva Island lies was named Hvidtenland (White Land) by Fridtjof Nansen who reached Eva Island's coast on August 5, 1895, during his polar expedition with Hjalmar Johansen which ended at Franz Josef Land. [2] In his map he drew two islands and he named the largest one to the east Eva Island after his wife Eva Nansen (died in 1907). [3]
Construction on the property took place in 1900 and 1901. It was the home of Fridtjof Nansen and Eva Nansen from 1901, and was named Polhøiden in the day. [1] Their son Odd Nansen was born and grew up here. [2] The building was designed by architect Hjalmar Welhaven, in cooperation with Fridtjof Nansen. [3] Welhaven was Eva Nansen's first cousin.
A low-key kind of love! Jake Gyllenhaal and Jeanne Cadieu have kept their romance on the down-low — but they still seem to be going strong. Us Weekly confirmed the duo's relationship in December ...
American Larry Brown and Anita Hansen, from Denmark, were strangers who met on the Eiffel Tower in 1989 and became friends, kickstarting an unexpected love story.
A scary, sobering look at fatal domestic violence in the United States