Question #151542. Asked by
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Last updated Aug 06 2024.
Originally posted Aug 06 2024 8:03 PM.
Nansen's ambition was to explore the Arctic farther north than anyone elseāto the North Pole, if possible. To do that, he would have to deal with a problem that many sailing on the polar ocean had encountered before him: the freezing ice could crush a ship. Nansen's idea was to build a ship that could survive the pressure, not by pure strength, but because it would be of a shape designed to let the ice push the ship up, so it would "float" on top of the ice.
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