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Norwegian Arctic expansionism, Victoria Island (Russia) and the Bratvaag expedition.
From:
Arctic
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December 1, 1998| Author:
Gjertz, Ian; Morkved, Berit
| COPYRIGHT 1998 Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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IAN GJERTZ (1) and BERIT MORKVED (2) (Received 6 October 1997; accepted in revised form 22 March 1998) ABSTRACT. 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 foothold on parts of Franz Josef Land. We describe the events leading up t...
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