Helmer Hanssen - Oslo, Norway
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N 59° 54.165 E 010° 41.967
32V E 595062 N 6641800
This sculpture of Antarctic Explorer Helmer Hanssen and the rest of Roald Amundsen's team is located at Norway's FRAM Maritime Museum in Oslo.
Waymark Code: WMG7Q2
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 01/25/2013
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The sculpture depicts (L to R) Olav Bjaaland, Oscar Wisting, Roald Amundsen, Sverre Hassel, Helmer Hanssen. Each of the men is shown in their Antarctic coats and clothing standing as if at attention. Each stands on his own granite block separated from each other by about 5 feet. The work depicts the men lifesized.
Unfortunately there is no information at the site (and none found online) concerning the date or artist.
and Wikipedia (
visit link) informs us:
"Sverre Helge Hassel (30 July 1876 – 6 June 1928) was a Norwegian polar explorer and one of the first five people to reach the South Pole...
Sverre Hassel was born in Christiania, and as soon as he was old enough, he went to sea, earning his mate's certificate. Between 1898 and 1902, Hassel participated in Otto Sverdrup's attempt to circumnavigate Greenland.
Medal of the South PoleAlong with Helmer Hanssen, Hassel was picked as an expert dog driver to take part in Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition 1910 – 1912. On 14 December 1911, Hassel together with Amundsen, Hanssen, Olav Bjaaland and Oscar Wisting were the first to reach the South Pole. For his participation in the expedition, he was awarded the Medal of the South Pole (Sydpolsmedaljen), the Royal Norwegian award instituted by King Haakon VII in 1912 to reward participants in Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition.
Hassel was constable of the Naval Corps in 1904 before he was hired as an assistant at the customs authorities in Kristiansand. In 1922, Hassel became customs inspector and office manager in Grimstad.
Sverre Hassel died in 1928 during a visit to Amundsen."