Crown Prince Haakon Visits Tromsø
The heir to the Norwegian throne stopped by the northern city of Tromsø Wednesday. Crown Prince Haakon was there to help mark the 100th anniversary of explorer Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen arriving at the South Pole.
“Amundsen and Nansen were the true heroes of a free Norway in the years after it gained its independence in 1905,” Haakon said at the Stortorget Market Square.
“Amundsen’s achievements helped to form our national identity and to carve out Norway’s position as a polar nation. We have good reason to celebrate today.”
The Crown Prince had a jammed pack agenda for Wednesday, which included visiting the Gyllenborg school where the students presented to him the Nansen / Amundsen exhibition. Some of the school’s projects were shown at Tromsø’s City Hall.
Haakon then saw at Erling Bangsunds Square a photo exhibit which displayed the recent knowledge of the Arctic Ocean.
Then, the Norwegian heir attended a lecture by Tor Bomann-Larsen on Roald Amundsen and his achievements.
Next came the Polar Parade through Stortorget Market Square. After that, Haakon went to see a Amundsen vs. Nansen play at the Hålogaland Theatre.
Sources: Kongehuset, Nordlys
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