Norway and the ‘winning’ of Australian Antarctica

ABSTRACT Enquiries by Norwegian whalers precipitated the British annexation of the Falkland Island Dependencies and the Ross Dependency. Seeking territory free of British control, Lars Christensen's Norwegian whalers claimed Bouvet Island, which the British believed was theirs. Realisation of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Barrett, Noel D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Australian Antarctic Territory
Norway
Amery
Bouvet
Queen Maud Land
Bouvet Island
Polar Plateau
Ross Dependency
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247409008328
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247409008328

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