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Christensen was Danish consul in Sandefjord from 1909. In 1910 Lars Christensen had married Ingrid Dahl (1891–1976), daughter of wholesale merchant and ship owner Thor Dahl (1862–1920). He would later assume control of  large part of his father's and his father-in-law's extensive businesses following their deaths during the 1920s.

Christensen was Danish consul in Sandefjord from 1909. In 1910 Lars Christensen had married Ingrid Dahl (1891–1976), daughter of wholesale merchant and ship owner Thor Dahl (1862–1920). He would later assume control of  large part of his father's and his father-in-law's extensive businesses following their deaths during the 1920s.

Christensen had a deep interest in [[Antarctica]] and its animal life. He was particularly interested in making geographical discoveries, and gave his captains wide latitude to do so. He financed several expeditions specifically devoted to the exploration of the Antarctic continent and its waters, and participated in some of these himself, even bringing his wife Ingrid with him in the 1936–1937 expedition. He was among the first to use aerial surveying with [[seaplanes]] to map the coast of East Antarctica, which he completed from the [[Weddell Sea]] to the [[Shackleton Ice Shelf]], concentrating on [[Bouvet Island]] and the region from [[Enderby Land]] to [[Coats Land]]. From the seaplane brought on the 1936-1937 expedition, members took 2,200 aerial photographs, covering 6,250 km2. Mrs Christensen became the first woman to fly over the continent.

Christensen had a deep interest in [[Antarctica]] and its animal life. He was particularly interested in making geographical discoveries, and gave his captains wide latitude to do so. He financed several expeditions specifically devoted to the exploration of the Antarctic continent and its waters, and participated in some of these himself, even bringing his wife Ingrid with him in the 1936–1937 expedition. He was among the first to use aerial surveying with [[seaplanes]] to map the coast of East Antarctica, which he completed from the [[Weddell Sea]] to the [[Shackleton Ice Shelf]], concentrating on [[Bouvet Island]] and the region from [[Enderby Land]] to [[Coats Land]]. From the seaplane brought on the 1936-1937 expedition, members took 2,200 aerial photographs, covering 6,250 km2. Mrs Christensen became the first woman to fly over the continent.