Australia, the International Geophysical Year and the 1959 Antarctic Treaty

Australia's experience of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) in Antarctica (1957-8) tempers the dominant narrative of the IGY as a transformative event in Antarctic affairs. This article argues that the IGY was not a great rupture in Australia's rel

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Published in:Australian Journal of Politics & History
Main Author: Antonello, Alessandro
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1885/77916
https://doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12031
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Summary:Australia's experience of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) in Antarctica (1957-8) tempers the dominant narrative of the IGY as a transformative event in Antarctic affairs. This article argues that the IGY was not a great rupture in Australia's rel