– History:
– Captained by botanist Erling Christophersen
– Crew included 3 University of Oslo Ph.D. students
– Crew members: geologist, marine biologist, ichthyologist, dentist, doctor
– Topological surveyor Allan Crawford joined en route to Cape Town
– Publications: Christophersen’s “Tristan da Cunha, the Lonely Isle” and “Norwegian Scientific Expedition to Tristan Da Cunha, 1937-1938”; Ph.D. students’ dissertations
– Sources:
– Main source: Erling Christophersen’s “Results of the Norwegian Scientific Expedition to Tristan da Cunha, 1937-1938”
– References:
– Telegraph obituary for Allan Crawford
– Retrieved from Wikipedia page on “Norwegian Scientific Expedition to Tristan Da Cunha 1937-1938”
– Categories:
– History of Tristan da Cunha
– Scientific expeditions
– Atlantic expeditions
– African expeditions
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– Notable Publications:
– Peter A. Munch: “Sociology of Tristan da Cunha” (1946)
– Yngvar Hagen: “Birds of Tristan da Cunha” (1952)
– Egil Baardseth: “The Marine Algae of Tristan da Cunha” (1941)
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The Norwegian Scientific Expedition to Tristan Da Cunha was a scientific and cultural exploration of the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, in the south Atlantic Ocean, 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) from the nearest inhabited land, Saint Helena. The expedition arrived on the island in December 1937 and left in March 1938.