Bønder i Antarktis : hvalfangst og landbruk 1925 - 1940

• Main Author: Lalla, Robert
• Other Authors: Tveite, Stein
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: Norwegian Bokmål
• Published: Agricultural University of Norway 2003
• Subjects: VDP::Humanities: 000::History: 070::Economic history: 074; Norway; Vestfold; Sandar; Antarktis*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2430216

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