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The original signatories include Australia , Canada , Denmark , France , Italy , Japan , Netherlands , Norway, Sweden , the United Kingdom (including Overseas Dominions ) and the United States . The Soviet Union signed in 1924 and Germany in 1925. There are now over 40 signatories.

Norway took over governorship in 1925 and immediately enacted a series of environmental protection measures.


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