1903 me, Amundsen, pahila expedition lai ke Canada ke Northwest Passage jon ki Atlantic Ocean aur Pacific Ocean (jiske Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, aur Henry Hudson khoje ke kosis kare rahin), ke biich waala jgaha rahaa, chhe aur logan ke saathe, ek 47-ton loha ke seal maare waala jahaaj, Gjøa me paar karis. Amundsen, ii jahaaj ke ek chhota ingin lagais rahaa. Uu logan Baffin Bay, Lancaster Sound aur Peel Sound, aur James Ross Strait,Simpson Strait aur Rae Strait hoe ke , dui winter kKing William Island jon ki abhi iGjoa Haven, Nunavut, Nunavut, Canada me bitae rahin.