Klarius Mikkelsen's 1935 landing in the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica: some fiction and some facts

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Norman, F. I., Gibson, J. A. E., Burgess, J. S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1998
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Vestfold Hills; Norway; Vestfold; Christensen; Davis Station; Davis-Station; The Landing; Monolith; Mikkelsen; Scullin Monolith; Lars Christensen; Caroline Mikkelsen; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400025985; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400025985

Abstract Exploratory activities of Norwegians, particularly those directed by Lars Christensen, off eastern Antarctica are discussed briefly in relation to contemporary Antarctic investigations and politics. The interests of Norway there and Christensen's role in establishing an understanding o...