Difference between revisions of "Template:Westarctica.wiki:Today's featured article"

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Westarctica.wiki:Today's featured article (view source)

Revision as of 06:03, 10 September 2018

100 bytes added ,  06:03, 10 September 2018
no edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Amundsen in fur skins.jpg|thumb|300px|left]]
[[File:Colossal-Squid.jpg|thumb|300px|left]]
'''[[Roald Amundsen|Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen]]''' was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. As the leader of the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] expedition of 1910–12, which was the first to reach the [[South Pole]], on 14 December 1911, he was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. In 1926, he was the first expedition leader for the air expedition to the North Pole, making him the first person, without dispute, to reach both poles. He is also known as having the first expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage (1903–06) in the Arctic.
The '''[[colossal squid]]''', sometimes called the [[Antarctic]] squid, is believed to be the largest squid species in terms of mass. It is known from only a few specimens, and current estimates put its maximum size at 12–14 m (39–46 ft) long and weighing possibly up to 750 kg (1,650 lb), based on analysis of smaller and immature specimens, making it the largest known invertebrate.


In June 1928, while taking part in a rescue mission for the airship ''Italia'', the plane in which he was a passenger disappeared.
The largest recorded specimen was captured in 2007 by a New Zealand fishing boat off [[Antarctica]]. It was initially estimated to measure 4.5 m (15 ft) in length and weigh 450 kg (990 lb). The squid was taken back to New Zealand for scientific study. A study on the specimen later showed its actual weight was 495 kg (1,091 lb), but it only measured 4.2 m (14 ft) in total length as a result of the tentacles' shrinking post mortem.


'''([[Roald Amundsen|Full Article...]])'''
'''([[colossal squid|Full Article...]])'''
Retrieved from "https://www.westarctica.wiki/index.php?title=Special:MobileDiff/4898"

Navigation menu