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Polar Philatelic Societies 1. The American Society of Polar Philatelists 2. Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group 3. The Polar Postal History Society of Great Britain (PPHSGB) 4. Society for Polar Philately 5. Union Française de Philatélie Polaire SATA 6. ALPHIPOL - Alsace Philatélie Polaire 7. Club de Philatélie Polaire de France 8. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Polarphilatelie e.V. 9. Polarpost-Sammlerverein Bielefeld e.V. 10. Sociedad Espanola de Filatelia Polar 11. Australian Cover Society 12. The Australian Airmail Society Inc.
1. The Australian Antarctic Division website is probably known to you all, but just in case, here it is: 2. From the other side of the Tasman the Antarctica New Zealand - The New Zealand Antarctic Institute website is also worth a visit: 3. Antarctic Link Canterbury, which has links to all manner things to do with Antarctica: http://www.antarctic- link.org.nz 4. The Antarctic Circle, is a thorough, interesting compendium of all things Polar. Antarctic happenings, people, places and history—and just about everything else relative to high latitudes: 5. The Antarctic Connection, is a commercial site but it has a wealth of information including a section on Sir Ernest Shackleton and a comprehensive list of links. You can also sign up for a free newsletter, which is sent by email. 6a. Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting XXIX - Edinburgh 2006. For more information go to: 6b. XXX Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting - New Delhi 2007. For more information go to: 7. Australian PictorMarks®, for all you want to know about Pictorial and Commemorative postmarks used in Australia and its Territories from 1879 to the present day. The website is run by Colleen Woolley and Jan Eury, who are the authors of "Postmarks of the Australian Antarctic Territory 1911-2004"! 8. British Antarctic Survey. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is a component of the Natural Environment Research Council. Based in Cambridge UK, it has, for almost 60 years, undertaken the majority of Britain's scientific research on and around the Antarctic continent. 9a. The Byrd Polar Research Center is located at the Ohio State University. More information about the Center can be found at: http://bprc.osu.edu 9b. The Byrd Polar Research Archival Program 10. Heritage Antarctica is a coalition of national Antarctic Heritage Trusts, which have come together to: "Promote the restoration, preservation and protection of the structures, artefacts and records which reflect the history of human endeavour in Antarctica, as a means to increase understanding of the importance of the Antarctic environment and as an inspiration for future generations." 11. The James Caird Society, established in l994 and a registered charity, is the only institution that exists to preserve the memory, honour the remarkable feats of discovery in the Antarctic and commend the outstanding qualities of leadership associated with the name of Sir Ernest Shackleton (l874-l922), especially during the ill-fated but glorious Endurance expedition. 12. New Zealand Antarctic Society (NZAS). The Society brings together people interested in Antarctica, to share knowledge in the fields of all sciences, exploration, discovery and mapping of Antarctica, to seek protection of the Antarctic environment, and to promote New Zealand's interests in Antarctica. 13. Polar Philately. Exploring the world North and South of 60 degrees. The Polar Philately Mailing List was founded in August 1999 by Michael de Jong from the Netherlands, and in December 2004 responsibility for the project was assumed by Murray Lundberg from Canada. The project includes this Web site, and the free Polar Philately Email Discussion List. The Polar Philately Email Discussion List currently has over 260 members from around the world, enabling its subscribers to share and exchange information and to discuss topics related to the collecting or study of philatelic material from the circumpolar world. Please visit the Web site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/polarphilately for full information. 14. Royal Geographical Society, London, UK see section on Frank Hurley in this website 15. Save the Albatross, the race is on. 100,000 Albatrosses are killed every year on fishing hooks. Stop the slaughter - save the Albatross. For more information go to: 16. Scott Polar Research Institute. The oldest research centre in the world covering both the Arctic and Antarctic; and the Scott Polar Research Institute Library. Searchable database with over 30,000 publications about Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. 17. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society seeks to defend, conserve and protect marine wildlife worldwide 18. Shackleton Centenary Expedition 2008. With the centenary of the Nimrod fast approaching, a young team of the descendants from the original Nimrod team - which includes Shackleton's great grandson, two of Adams' great grandsons, the great great grandsons of Charles Dorman (Shackleton' father-in-law) and Henry Worsley - resolved to celebrate the golden era of polar exploration. More details of their proposed expedition will become available on their website: http://www.shackletoncentenary.org 19. Stefan Heijtz' Homepage -the website of Falkland Islands philately 20. 70south, appears to be another comprehensive site, but unfortunately the links section doesn't work too well on my computer. Perhaps I need to upgrade my browser! 21. TERRE ADÉLIE: Une histoire postale et humaine… A wonderful site, which covers all things to do with Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (TAAF) Other polar websites can be found through the links in the above websites. Also, a section on Frank Hurley and the Antarctic Expeditions of which he was a member is now included in this website. In it I provide links to the various collections of his photographs, diaries and films that are located in libraries, museums and other institutions around the world. |
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