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Established | 1934 |
Mission | Antarctica |
Head | former patronSir Edmund Hillary |
Website | antarcticsociety |
New Zealand Antarctic Society was formed in 1933 by New Zealand businessmanArthur Leigh Hunt and Antarctic explorersRear AdmiralRichard E. Byrd and SirDouglas Mawson.[1]
Its aims are:
Since 1956 it has published a quarterly magazine,Antarctic.[2]
A set ofRoss Dependency postage stamps celebrated the society's 50th anniversary in 1983.[3][4]
The national office is now in Auckland.
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