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Hobart, Tasmania: Antarctic and Southern Ocean connections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Lorne K. Kriwoken  and
John W. Williamson
Lorne K. Kriwoken
Affiliation:
Centre for Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252C, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
John W. Williamson
Affiliation:
Department of History, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252C, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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Abstract

This paper describes the historical and contemporary associations between Hobart (Tasmania, Australia) and Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. This association is traced from the sealing and whaling industry, through early exploration and scientific expeditions, to contemporary issues of institutional and educational development and tourism. I is argued that this polar link has placed Hobart at the centre of some important Antarctic and Southern Ocean developments.

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Polar Record , Volume 29 , Issue 169 , April 1993 , pp. 93 - 102
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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