Postal History of the Falkland Islands Dependencies
The Antartic continent has been in the limelight during the past year, and it is well known that several countries are claiming parts of the area, which unfortunately overlap. Possessions belonging to Great Britain, but at present disputed, are all islands and territories lying between longitudes 20...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400037189 2024-03-03T08:36:26+00:00 Postal History of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Bagshawe, Richard W. 1947 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400037189 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400037189 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 5, issue 33-34, page 45-59 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1947 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400037189 2024-02-08T08:39:02Z The Antartic continent has been in the limelight during the past year, and it is well known that several countries are claiming parts of the area, which unfortunately overlap. Possessions belonging to Great Britain, but at present disputed, are all islands and territories lying between longitudes 20°and 50° W., south of latitudes 58° S. The islands enclosed by these boundaries are Dependencies of the Falkland Islands consisting of many islands and part the Antartic Continent. South Georgia, the South Orkney Islands, Graham Land, the South Shetland Islands, the South Sandwich Islands, Alexander I Land and part of Coats Land lie within this area, which amounts in all to about three million square miles, and the territories, portions of which are as yet unexplored, extend down to the South Pole. Great Britain permanently occupies the Dependencies, carrying on a whaling industry and scientific research. In addition the Argentine Government has a meteorological station on Laurie Island in the South Orkneys. This was established in 1904 at the request of Dr W. S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, who had built the station two years earlier. Since 1904 it has been continually manned by meteorologists sent out each year from Argentina. The original party had a post office, the first to appear in Antarctica. This and the more recent ones set up under British administration are marked on the accompanying map. Owing to the impermanence of the population of this part of the world they are naturally not all open continuously. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alexander I Land Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica antartic* Graham Land Laurie Island Polar Record South Orkney Islands South pole South pole South Sandwich Islands South Shetland Islands Cambridge University Press Antarctic Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands South Shetland Islands Argentina South Pole Argentine South Georgia ENVELOPE(-33.000,-33.000,-56.000,-56.000) South Orkney Islands ENVELOPE(-45.500,-45.500,-60.583,-60.583) Laurie ENVELOPE(-44.616,-44.616,-60.733,-60.733) Graham Land ENVELOPE(-63.500,-63.500,-66.000,-66.000) Coats Land ENVELOPE(-27.500,-27.500,-77.000,-77.000) Many Islands ENVELOPE(-119.170,-119.170,56.317,56.317) Laurie Island ENVELOPE(-44.617,-44.617,-60.733,-60.733) Polar Record 5 33-34 45 59 |
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The Antartic continent has been in the limelight during the past year, and it is well known that several countries are claiming parts of the area, which unfortunately overlap. Possessions belonging to Great Britain, but at present disputed, are all islands and territories lying between longitudes 20°and 50° W., south of latitudes 58° S. The islands enclosed by these boundaries are Dependencies of the Falkland Islands consisting of many islands and part the Antartic Continent. South Georgia, the South Orkney Islands, Graham Land, the South Shetland Islands, the South Sandwich Islands, Alexander I Land and part of Coats Land lie within this area, which amounts in all to about three million square miles, and the territories, portions of which are as yet unexplored, extend down to the South Pole. Great Britain permanently occupies the Dependencies, carrying on a whaling industry and scientific research. In addition the Argentine Government has a meteorological station on Laurie Island in the South Orkneys. This was established in 1904 at the request of Dr W. S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, who had built the station two years earlier. Since 1904 it has been continually manned by meteorologists sent out each year from Argentina. The original party had a post office, the first to appear in Antarctica. This and the more recent ones set up under British administration are marked on the accompanying map. Owing to the impermanence of the population of this part of the world they are naturally not all open continuously. |
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Postal History of the Falkland Islands Dependencies |
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Postal History of the Falkland Islands Dependencies |
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Postal History of the Falkland Islands Dependencies |
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Postal History of the Falkland Islands Dependencies |
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ENVELOPE(-33.000,-33.000,-56.000,-56.000) ENVELOPE(-45.500,-45.500,-60.583,-60.583) ENVELOPE(-44.616,-44.616,-60.733,-60.733) ENVELOPE(-63.500,-63.500,-66.000,-66.000) ENVELOPE(-27.500,-27.500,-77.000,-77.000) ENVELOPE(-119.170,-119.170,56.317,56.317) ENVELOPE(-44.617,-44.617,-60.733,-60.733) |
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Antarctic Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands South Shetland Islands Argentina South Pole Argentine South Georgia South Orkney Islands Laurie Graham Land Coats Land Many Islands Laurie Island |
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Antarctic Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands South Shetland Islands Argentina South Pole Argentine South Georgia South Orkney Islands Laurie Graham Land Coats Land Many Islands Laurie Island |
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Alexander I Land Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica antartic* Graham Land Laurie Island Polar Record South Orkney Islands South pole South pole South Sandwich Islands South Shetland Islands |
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Alexander I Land Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica antartic* Graham Land Laurie Island Polar Record South Orkney Islands South pole South pole South Sandwich Islands South Shetland Islands |
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