Norwegian use of the polar oceans as occupational arenas and exploration routes
Abstract The Norwegian polar heroes Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen, and to a lesser extent Otto Sverdrup, have been profiled and their deeds described in countless publications. They were, however, not the only Norwegians to travel on and use the polar seas. A significant section of the Norwegia...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400026929 2024-03-03T08:38:48+00:00 Norwegian use of the polar oceans as occupational arenas and exploration routes Barr, Susan 2001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400026929 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400026929 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 37, issue 201, page 99-110 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2001 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400026929 2024-02-08T08:33:10Z Abstract The Norwegian polar heroes Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen, and to a lesser extent Otto Sverdrup, have been profiled and their deeds described in countless publications. They were, however, not the only Norwegians to travel on and use the polar seas. A significant section of the Norwegian population used to make its living in Arctic and/or Antarctic waters, and such activities led both to new discoveries of land and knowledge of natural conditions, and to an extra occupation as support for polar scientists and explorers. Some of these lesser-known individuals and their deeds are described here in an attempt to put the expeditions of the great heroes into a broader context and to give more substance to some names that may perhaps have been noted only ‘in passing.’ Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Fridtjof Nansen Polar Record Cambridge University Press Arctic Antarctic Fridtjof ENVELOPE(-56.717,-56.717,-63.567,-63.567) Polar Record 37 201 99 110 |
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Abstract The Norwegian polar heroes Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen, and to a lesser extent Otto Sverdrup, have been profiled and their deeds described in countless publications. They were, however, not the only Norwegians to travel on and use the polar seas. A significant section of the Norwegian population used to make its living in Arctic and/or Antarctic waters, and such activities led both to new discoveries of land and knowledge of natural conditions, and to an extra occupation as support for polar scientists and explorers. Some of these lesser-known individuals and their deeds are described here in an attempt to put the expeditions of the great heroes into a broader context and to give more substance to some names that may perhaps have been noted only ‘in passing.’ |
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