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Portugal in Antarctic History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2023

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Robert Keith Headland*
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Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Author for correspondence: Robert Keith Headland, Email: rkh10@cam.ac.uk
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Abstract

Approximately five centuries of the involvement of Portugal in Antarctic regions is described. Discoveries, the sealing and whaling industries, and modern developments are discussed.

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AntarcticPortugalPeri-Antarctic IslandsSealingWhalingAntarctic TreatyScientific Committee on Antarctic Research
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Research Article
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Polar Record , Volume 59 , 2023 , e11
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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