Norwegian Arctic Expansionism, Victoria Island (Russia) and the Bratvaag Expedition

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Gjertz, Ian, Mørkved, Berit
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: Franz Josef Land; Victoria Island; Norwegian claim; acquisition of sovereignty; archipel François-Joseph; île Victoria; revendication norvégienne; acquisition de la souveraineté; Arctic; Ostrov Viktoriya; Archipel François-Joseph
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64131

Victoria Island (Ostrov Viktoriya in Russian) is the westernmost island of the Russian Arctic. The legal status of this island and neighbouring Franz Josef Land was unclear in 1929 and 1930. At that time Norwegian interests attempted, through a secret campaign to annex Victoria Island and gain a foo...