Welcome to the web site titled

"Ronne Antarctic Explorers"

This web site focuses on:

The Ronne Family Heritage of Exploring in Antarctica

from

Norway and the Arctic

to

America and the Antarctic

Martin Rønne (1861 - 1932) (Norwegian)

• Sailmaker with Fridtjof Nansen (in Arctic) and Roald Amundsen (Arctic and Antarctic) for 20 years

• Amundsen Fram Expedition to the South Pole (1910-12)

• Amundsen's Maud Arctic Expedition (1918-20)

• Byrd Expedition I (1928-30)

Finn Ronne (1899 - 1980) (Norwegian-American; Capt. USNR)

• Byrd Expedition II (1933-35)

• U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-41)

• Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1946-48)

• U.S. IGY Antarctic Expedition - Ellsworth Station Leader (1956-57)

• Spitzbergen and Bear Island, Arctic (1962)

• Lindblad First Tourist Cruise to Antarctica (1965)

• Flight to South Pole (1971)

Edith M. "Jackie" Ronne (1919 - present) (American) - Interview

• Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1946-48)

• Spitzbergen and Bear Island, Arctic (1962)

• Flight to South Pole (1971)

• Lecturer on 13 Cruises to Antarctica (1995-2003)

Karen Ronne Tupek (1951 - present) (American)

• Spitzbergen (Svalbard) and Bear Island, Arctic (1962)

• Six Cruises to Antarctica (1995-2000)

  • Antarctic "Ice Cruise" and Falkland Islands - 1995

  • Antarctic Circumnavigation and New Zealand - 1996

  • Antarctic Expedition and Falkland Islands - 1997/1998

  • Antarctic Circumnavigation - 1999

  • Antarctic Expeditions (2) - 2000

Michael Ronne Tupek  (1983 - present) (American)

• Antarctic Expedition and Falkland Islands (1997-98)

Jaclyn Jo Tupek  (1986 - present) (American)

• Antarctic Expedition and Falkland Islands (1997-98)

Articles and/or Photos About:

• The Ronne Family History

• Ronne Genealogy

• Ronne Ice Shelf

• The Second Byrd Expedition

• U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition

• Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition and Photos

• East Base, Oleona Base, on Stonington, Island

• The Oleona Base Philatelic Covers - "The Holy Grail of Polar Covers"

• Port of Beaumont Ship

Books:

• "Antarctic Conquest" by Capt. Finn Ronne (1949)

• "Antarctic Command" by Capt. Finn Ronne (1958)

• "Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition" by Capt. Finn Ronne (1970)

• "Antarctica, My Destiny" by Capt. Finn Ronne (1979)

• "Antarctica's First Lady"  by Edith M. "Jackie" Ronne (2005)

Song CD:

• "Antarctic Dreams" by Karen Ronne Tupek, sung by Mack Bailey (of The Limeliters) & Karen (2003)

For Books and CD:  Mail-in Order Form  or 

Karen Ronne Tupek

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