Norwegian settlement in Argentina

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Norwegian settlement in Argentina represents a fairly small percentage of overall immigration to Argentina. Most Norwegian people who emigrated to Argentina came as part of the whaling and fishing industries

[edit] Notable Norwegian Settlers in Argentina

[edit] Carl Anton Larsen

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

[edit] References

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

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