Chapter 8. The politics of place names: a summation

Remarks at the conclusion of a workshop, sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and held in Oslo, Norway, from 12-13 May 2015, to discuss the historic place names of the High Arctic archipelago of Franz Josef Land. Discussed are new approaches to toponymic research suggested at the works...

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Published in:Septentrio Conference Series
Main Author: Wråkberg, Urban
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2015
Subjects:
Franz Josef Land
polar exploration
Oslo NSF workshop
Kong Karls Land
Svalbard
Spitsbergen
Arctic
Norway
Arctic Archipelago
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/SCS/article/view/3585
https://doi.org/10.7557/5.3585
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Summary:Remarks at the conclusion of a workshop, sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and held in Oslo, Norway, from 12-13 May 2015, to discuss the historic place names of the High Arctic archipelago of Franz Josef Land. Discussed are new approaches to toponymic research suggested at the workshop, as well as perspective based in the author’s research on the toponymic history of Kong Karls Land in Svalbard.

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