Ola Olstad (22 February 1885 – 15 november 1969) was a Norwegian zoologist and polar explorer.
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 Portrait photograph of Olstad in the 1930s |
Olstad Glacier on Peter I island is named after him.[1]
Exploration edit
Oldstad joined the Norvegia I expedition to Antarctica from 1927 to 1928.[2]
Olstad led the Norvegia II expedition to Antarctica from 1928 to 1929. It was on this expedition that Peter I island was claimed for Norway on 2 February 1929.[3]
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Olstad Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Norvegia I". Norsk Polarhistorie (in Norwegian). Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Norvegia II". Norsk Polarhistorie (in Norwegian). Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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