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'''Henry Larsen''' was an explorer and officer in the | '''Henry Larsen''' was an explorer and officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police]]. | ||
Larsen was born in | Larsen was born in Norway]], like his hero Roald Amundsen]]. He spent some years at sea, | ||
and became a skilled seaman, before emigrating to Canada. | and became a skilled seaman, before emigrating to Canada. | ||
He joined the RCMP not long before the RCMP acquired the | He joined the RCMP not long before the RCMP acquired the St. Roch]], its first Arctic]] support | ||
vessel. He commanded the St. Roch for over a decade, including its first two traverses of the | vessel. He commanded the St. Roch for over a decade, including its first two traverses of the | ||
Northwest Passage]]. | |||
The first traverse, under Larsen's command, followed Amundsen's route, but from West to East, taking 28 months. The second traverse took less than three months, and pioneered a route that could be traversed by vessels that were not of shallow draft. | The first traverse, under Larsen's command, followed Amundsen's route, but from West to East, taking 28 months. The second traverse took less than three months, and pioneered a route that could be traversed by vessels that were not of shallow draft. | ||
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Larsen was a Sergeant at the time of the traverses of the Northwest Passage. He was later promoted to command the RCMP's entire Arctic Division. | Larsen was a Sergeant at the time of the traverses of the Northwest Passage. He was later promoted to command the RCMP's entire Arctic Division. | ||
The | The Canadian Coast Guard]] named a large icebreaker after Henry Larsen. (The Larsen iceshelf|Larsen iceshelves]] on the coast of Antarctica]] are named after Carl Larsen]], another polar explorer of Norwegian descent.) | ||
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 Henry Larsen was an explorer and officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police]]. Larsen was born in Norway]], like his hero Roald Amundsen]]. He spent some years at sea, and became a skilled seaman, before emigrating to Canada. He joined the RCMP not long before the RCMP acquired the St. Roch]], its first Arctic]] support vessel. He commanded the St. Roch for over a decade, including its first two traverses of the Northwest Passage]]. The first traverse, under Larsen's command, followed Amundsen's route, but from West to East, taking 28 months. The second traverse took less than three months, and pioneered a route that could be traversed by vessels that were not of shallow draft. Larsen was a Sergeant at the time of the traverses of the Northwest Passage. He was later promoted to command the RCMP's entire Arctic Division. The Canadian Coast Guard]] named a large icebreaker after Henry Larsen. (The Larsen iceshelf|Larsen iceshelves]] on the coast of Antarctica]] are named after Carl Larsen]], another polar explorer of Norwegian descent.) |
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