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Norwegian zoologist and polar explorer
Ola Olstad
Portrait photograph of Olstad in the 1930s

Ola Olstad (22 February 1885 – 15 November 1969) was a Norwegian zoologist and polar explorer.

Olstad Glacier on Peter I island is named after him.

Exploration

Oldstad joined the Norvegia I expedition to Antarctica from 1927 to 1928.

Olstad led the Norvegia II expedition to Antarctica from 1928 to 1929. It was on this expedition that Peter I island was claimed for Norway on 2 February 1929.

References

  1. Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Olstad Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Norvegia I". Norsk Polarhistorie (in Norwegian). Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. "Norvegia II". Norsk Polarhistorie (in Norwegian). Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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