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HISTORY

  • On 14 December 1911 five Norwegians, under the leadership of Roald Amundsen , are the first to reach the South Pole .

  • Bouvet Island was claimed in 1927 (formally in 1930 ; in 1935 the island is made a natural reserve for seals).

  • Peter I Island was claimed in 1929 (formally in 1931 ).

  • Queen Maud Land (45°E to 20°E) was formally claimed as a Norwegian possession on 14 January 1938 .