Norwegian use of the polar oceans as occupational arenas and exploration routes

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Barr, Susan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2001
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Arctic; Antarctic; Fridtjof; Antarc*; Fridtjof Nansen; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400026929; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400026929

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...