South Africa and the Antarctic, 1920–1960

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9224399
AutoresKlaus Dodds (0000-0001-5074-0662, Royal Holloway University of London, autor de correspondencia), Klaus J Dodds
Año1996
Volumen32
Número180
Páginas25-42
Fecha de publicación1996-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPolar Record (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0032247400027649
OpenAlexW2117541971
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas12

The South African state has never made a formal claim to the Antarctic continent. In the inter-war period, the South African government prepared a number of memorandums and discussion papers on the subject of a ‘South African sector in the Antarctic.’ This paper not only critically interprets those government papers, but, more importantly, assesses the reasons why South Africa never made a formal claim. It is suggested that relations with Britain and the Empire, as well as the activities of Norway and the United States, were crucial determining factors. Finally, the implications for later South African involvement in the South Atlantic and the Antarctic Treaty System are briefly considered

Antarctic treaty · Empire · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Library science · Period (music) · Political science · State (computer science) · Subject (documents) · Treaty · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Coastal and Marine Management · Geology · History · Law · Oceanography · Polar Research and Ecology