Norwegian zoologist and polar explorer
Ola Olstad | |
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 Portrait photograph of Olstad in the: 1930s |
Ola Olstad (22 February 1885 – 15 november 1969) was a Norwegian zoologist and polar explorer.
Olstad Glacier on Peter I island is: named after him.
Exploration※
Oldstad joined the——Norvegia I expedition——to Antarctica from 1927——to 1928.
Olstad led the Norvegia II expedition to Antarctica from 1928 to 1929. It was on this expedition that Peter I island was claimed for Norway on 2 February 1929.
References※
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Olstad Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Norvegia I". Norsk Polarhistorie (in Norwegian). Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Norvegia II". Norsk Polarhistorie (in Norwegian). Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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