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Norwegian Antarctic Territory

 

Contents

• Flag

• Numbers and Facts

• History

• Origin of the Country's Name



Flag

The country has no own flag. There is in use the flag of Norway:

Norwegisches Antarktisterritorium Norwegian Antarctic Territory Bouvet Sector Bouvet-Sektor Flagge Fahne flag Flagg National flag Merchant flag Norge Norway Norwegen
National and merchant flag of Norway,
ratio = 8:11,
Source, by: Corel Draw 4



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Numbers and Facts

Area: 965 350 sq.mi.

Inhabitants: crews of the stations of Maudheim (Norway), Georg von Neumayer (Germany), Sanae (South Africa), Norge (Norway), Maitri (India), Nowolazarevskaya (Russia), King Baudouin (Belgium), Syowa (Japan) ...

Time Zone: GMT – 1 h to + 3 h

Source: Wikipedia (SV), Volker Preuß

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History

1820 · the Russian seafarers Bellingshausen and Lasarew explore the coast of the future Queen Maud Land

1831 · the English seafarer Biscoe explores the coast of the future Queen Maud Land

1925 · German antarctic expedition under Dr. Albert Merz

1931 · the Norwegian Rilser-Larsen explores the coast of the future Queen Maud Land

1938 · Norway lays claim to what later became Queen Maud Land between 20° W and 45° E, the so named Bouvet Sector

1938–1939 · German antarctic expedition under Captain Ritscher, according to the international law effective appropriation of Neuschwabenland for the German Empire

1945 · the German Empire renounces its antarctic territories, Norway words claims

1952 · the Federal Republic of Germany gets granted the law for the by discovery given right for the awarding of geographical names

1st of December 1959 · Antarctic Treaty for the peaceful exploitation of the Antarctic, claims for territories remain untouched, the Bouvet Sector gets the name Queen Maud Land, the names Neuschwabenland, Schirmacher-Oase, Ritscher-Hochland, Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge, Wohlthat-Massiv remain untouched

Source: Atlas zur Geschichte, Wikipedia (DE)

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Origin of the Country's Name

The name "Queen Maud Land" points to the Norwegian Queen Maud (1869–1938). "Bouvet-Sektor" goes back to the 1 000 mi. in front of the coast situated Norwegian island "Bouvet".

Source: Volker Preuß

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