Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm (May 17, 1866 – September 21, 1939) was a Norwegian chef and polar explorer.''Norsk biografisk leksikon'': Adolf Lindstrøm.
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.''Store norske leksikon'': Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm.
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origin. He took part in

Otto Sverdrup Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup (31 October 1854, in Bindal, Helgeland – 26 November 1930) was a Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer. Early and personal life He was born in Bindal as a son of farmer Ulrik Frederik Suhm Sverdrup (1833–1914) ...

's '' Fram'' expedition from 1898 to 1902. Later he traveled with

Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegians, Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amu ...

during his navigation of the

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in the ''

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'' from 1903 to 1906, and in the South Pole expedition of 1910 to 1912. He also took part in an expedition to

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from 1914 to 1916. Lindstrøm died in

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. Lindstrøm was a large, jovial man and he rarely left the ship, unlike other expedition participants. The only thing that could lure him out was the opportunity to hunt ptarmigan because fresh meat was appreciated on the long expeditions. Lindstrøm was also a dispassionate man and an asset to the crew when "polar nerves" got to them and homesickness arose during the long

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after several years in the ice. Roald Amundsen wrote in his diary on April 5, 1911, "He has rendered greater and more valuable services to the Norwegian polar expedition than any other man." In 1906, Lindstrøm was named a knight of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

"for bold nautical achievement." He received the Fram Medal and the South Pole Medal. In 2017 a bronze sculpture of Lindstrøm made by

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was unveiled in

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and crew on the ''

'' celebrating Christmas in

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, Canada in 1903 during the trip to the

. Helmer Hanssen, Amundsen, Lindstrøm, Gustav Wiik, and Anton Lund are seated at the table, and Peder Ristvedt is standing behind them. File:Adolf Lindstrøm i Framheims kjøkken, 1911 (7654805434).jpg, Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm in the kitchen at

Framheim Framheim was the name of explorer Roald Amundsen's base at the Bay of Whales on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica during his successful quest for the South Pole. It was used between January 1911 and February 1912. Cabin and tents The hut wa ...

, Amundsen's base in Antarctica during the expedition to the South Pole, 1910–1913. File:Portrett av Adolf Lindstrøm med en tallerken "hot cakes", 1911 (7602018296).jpg, Adolf Lindstrøm with a plate of pancakes at Framheim in 1911. File:I Framheims stue, 1911 1912 (7654806788).jpg, Adolf Lindstrøm, Sverre Hassel, Oscar Wisting, Helmer Hanssen, Roald Amundsen, Jørgen Stubberud, and

Kristian Prestrud Kristian Prestrud (22 October 1881 – 11 November 1927) was a Norwegian naval officer and polar explorer who participated in Amundsen's South Pole expedition between 1910 and 1912. Prestrud was first officer of the ''Fram'' and leader of the No ...

in the hut at Framheim. Roald Amundsen is resting his elbow on a camera.

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