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Carl Anton Larsen (7 August 1860 – 8 December 1924) was a Norwegian-born whaler and Antarctic explorer who made important contributions to the exploration of Antarctica, the most significant being the first discovery of fossils for which he received the Back Grant from the Royal Geographical Society.
LARSEN, CARL ANTON (C A) 1860 - 1924 from Norway. SG. Norwegian sea-captain, whaler and leader of scientific expeditions, was born on 7 August 1860 the son of Ellen Andrea née Ingebrigtsen and Captain Ole Christian Larsen from Østre Halsen outside Larvik, a port town in Southern Norway.
Aug 28, 2010 · Carl Anton Larsen was a whaling pioneer, ship’s captain and inadvertent scientist. He is known for discovering the Larsen Ice Shelf and other features on the Graham Land Coast, as well as for the whaling station he built at Grytviken, South Georgia.
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1903 was a scientific expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen. It was the first Swedish endeavour to Antarctica in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration .
Aug 13, 2022 · Carl Anton Larsen was a Norwegian whaler and Antarctic explorer. In 1904 he founded the village of Grytviken on South Georgia. This marked the beginning of the industrialization of whaling in the southern Atlantic. (Photo: Wikipedia) was born on August 7, 1860 in Østre Halsen, Norway.
Carl Anton Larsen was born in Norway in 1860. He gained his master's certificate when he was twenty and commanded whaling ships in the Arctic Ocean. He was captain of Jason on the Norwegian Whaling Exploration, 1892-1893, making a solitary voyage to Antarctic waters from Sandefjord in search of opportunities for whaling.
Jul 12, 2017 · Back in the 1890s, a Norwegian explorer named Carl Anton Larsen sailed south down the Antarctic Peninsula, a 1,000km long branch of the continent that points towards South America. Along the east...
