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New Zealand Antarctic Society

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New Zealand society for people interested in the Antarctic region

New Zealand Antarctic Society (Inc.)
Founders
Established1934
MissionAntarctica
Headformer patronSir Edmund Hillary
Websiteantarcticsociety.org.nz

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:

  • to bring together people interested in the region
  • to share knowledge of the region
  • to foster interest in the region
  • to seek and support protection of the Antarctic environment
  • to promote New Zealand's interests in the region

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.

Claims to the territory

References

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  1. ^"Our History".New Zealand Antarctic Society. Retrieved10 March 2022.
  2. ^"Our magazine".New Zealand Antarctic Society. Retrieved10 March 2022.
  3. ^"New Zealand Antarctic Society 50th anniversary".New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved10 March 2022.
  4. ^"New Zealand Antarctic Society 1933-1983 stamp series - Ross Dependency".www.colinmonteath.nz. Colin Monteath. Retrieved10 March 2022.

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