What does "amundsen" mean?

A surname of Danish and Norwegian origin.

Amundsen

Common synonyms include: eponym, explorer, family name, geographic name, last name, norwegian explorer.

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Proper Noun

1
A surname of Danish and Norwegian origin.
2
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer who was the first person to reach the South Pole (1911).
3
An impact crater near the southern pole of the Moon, named after the Norwegian explorer.

"Using a sextant, the sun and a watch to guide him, Amundsen made the 3,000-kilometer round-trip journey from a basecamp in Antarctica in 99 days."

From Danish and Norwegian Amundsen.