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Norway and the 'winning' of Australian Antarctica
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Barrett, ND, Norway and the 'winning' of Australian Antarctica, Polar Record, 45, (235) pp. 360-367. ISSN 0032-2474 (2009) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1017/S0032247409008328
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 the economic value of whaling led Leopold Amery,
of the British colonial office to develop Britain’s Antarctic domination policy. In pursuit of this policy, the 1926
Imperial Conference formulated a process to claim a sector of Antarctica for Australia. A.G. Price’s The Winning of
Australian Antarctica describes the role of the Mawson led BANZARE in this process. To gain title to Bouvet Island,
the Norwegian Government, dependant on friendly relations with Britain, agreed not to claim territory listed by the
Imperial Conference as of ‘special interest’ to Britain. Claims made by whalers who had mapped and named territory
in the unlisted area between Kemp and Queen Mary Lands were rejected by the Norwegian prime minister. Following
the 1933 Order in Council establishing the Australian Antarctic Territory, Norway raised concerns that the territory
included Haakon VII Vidde (polar plateau) and the parts of Dronning (Queen) Maud Land that had been mapped and
discovered by Norwegians. Price’s contention that Australian Antarctica was ‘won’ is questionable.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Norway, whalers, territory claims, winning of Australian Antarctica |
Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
Research Group: | Historical studies |
Research Field: | Historical studies not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | International relations |
Objective Field: | International relations not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Barrett, ND (Mr Noel Barrett) |
ID Code: | 62098 |
Year Published: | 2009 |
Deposited By: | IASOS |
Deposited On: | 2010-03-10 |
Last Modified: | 2012-12-17 |
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