This book is an account of Captain Roald Amundsen's scientific expedition to the Arctic Seas in 1901. The expedition was focused on oceanographic observations and the study of the origin of bottom-waters. The author, Fridtjof Nansen, provides a detailed report of the expedition, including its scientific findings and the challenges faced by the team. This book is a valuable resource for scholars of oceanography, Arctic studies, and the history of scientific exploration.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.