Other Polar information sources


These include various agencies, including government programmes and other official agencies, which have an association with history or polar heritage protection in polar regions.  Also listed are sites which offer general polar information which may be relevant. 

  • Antarctica New Zealand (AntNZ)
www.antarcticanz.govt.nz
  • Arctic Institute of North America
www.ucalgary.ca/aina
  • Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (Russia)
www.aari.nw.ru
  • Australian Antarctic Division (AntDiv)
http://www.aad.gov.au/
  • British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
www.antarctica.ac.uk
  • Committee on Environmental Protection (CEP) to the Antarctic Treaty System
http://www.cep.aq/
  • Deception Island  - (Antarctic Specially Managed Area)
http://www.deceptionisland.aq/
  • International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
www.iasc.no
  • International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO)

www.iaato.org

  • Norwegian Polar Institute(NP)
www.npolar.no
  • Royal Geographic Society (RGS)
www.rgs.org
  • Scott Polar Research institute (SPRI)
www.spri.cam.ac.uk
  • Shipwrecks, Sealer and scientists (early history of Macquarie Island)

http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/fahan_mi_shipwrecks/main.htm
  • South Georgia Island (Project Atlantis)
http://www.sgisland.org/pages/sghome.htm
  • Sub-Antarctic islands

http://www.btinternet.com/~sa_sa/
  • Svalbard - The Governor of Svalbard
www.sysselmannen.svalbard.no/envir_en.htm
  • The Antarctic Circle
www.antarctic-circle.org
  • Trans Pol’air - A polar resource in French
www.transpolair.com/
  • US National Science Foundation (NSF), Dept of Polar Programmes Historic section
http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=OPP

 




International Polar Heritage Committee
President - Susan Barr, Directorate for Cultural Heritage
P O Box 8196 Dep, N-0034 Oslo, Norway
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