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Founder(s) |
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Established | 1934 |
Mission | Antarctica |
Head | former patron Sir Edmund Hillary |
Website |
antarcticsociety |
New Zealand Antarctic Society was formed in 1933 by New Zealand businessman Arthur Leigh Hunt and Antarctic explorers Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Sir Douglas Mawson. [1]
Its aims are:
Since 1956 it has published a quarterly magazine, Antarctic. [2]
A set of Ross Dependency postage stamps celebrated the society's 50th anniversary in 1983. [3] [4]
The national office is now in Auckland.
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Founder(s) |
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Established | 1934 |
Mission | Antarctica |
Head | former patron Sir Edmund Hillary |
Website |
antarcticsociety |
New Zealand Antarctic Society was formed in 1933 by New Zealand businessman Arthur Leigh Hunt and Antarctic explorers Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Sir Douglas Mawson. [1]
Its aims are:
Since 1956 it has published a quarterly magazine, Antarctic. [2]
A set of Ross Dependency postage stamps celebrated the society's 50th anniversary in 1983. [3] [4]
The national office is now in Auckland.