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Norwegian settlement in Argentina

Norwegian settlement in Argentina was a relatively small facet of the story of immigration in Argentina. Most Norwegian people arriving in Argentina came as part of the whaling and fishing industries

Carl Anton Larsen

The Norwegian captain, Carl Anton Larsen, founded Grytviken, as a whaling station for his Compania Argentina de Pesca (Argentine Fishing Company).

References

http://www.sgisland.org/pages/main/news11.htm

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