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