Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
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The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land
, intended as part of Norway's participation in the International Geophysical Year
, 1957-58. The crew set sail from Oslo on board two whaling ships, the Polarsirkel and Polarbjørn, on November 10, 1956. They were based at Norway Station (70°30′S 02°32′W). The expedition was led by Sigurd Gunnarson Helle, a geodesist at Norsk Polarinstitutt, and it included 14 researchers. Among their activities were topological mapping of the region.
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
, intended as part of Norway's participation in the International Geophysical Year
International Geophysical Year
The International Geophysical Year was an international scientific project that lasted from July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958. It marked the end of a long period during the Cold War when scientific interchange between East and West was seriously interrupted...
, 1957-58. The crew set sail from Oslo on board two whaling ships, the Polarsirkel and Polarbjørn, on November 10, 1956. They were based at Norway Station (70°30′S 02°32′W). The expedition was led by Sigurd Gunnarson Helle, a geodesist at Norsk Polarinstitutt, and it included 14 researchers. Among their activities were topological mapping of the region.