Through Arctic Eyes: Canada and Antarctica, 1945-62
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Through Arctic Eyes : Canada and Antarctica , 1945 – 62
This archival study investigates the nature and development of Canadian attitudes and policy towards Antarctica between 1945 and 1962. Throughout this period, the key continuity was the tendency to view Antarctic affairs from an arctic perspective. Canada, though becoming more preoccupied with the Arctic and avoiding active involvement in Antarctica, found it difficult to ignore the more remote...
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عنوان ژورنال: ARCTIC
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1923-1245,0004-0843
DOI: 10.14430/arctic1235