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Norway maintains several claims to land south of the [[Antarctic Circle]] including [[Queen Maud Land]] and [[Peter I Island]], which is contested by [[Westarctica]]. | Norway maintains several claims to land south of the [[Antarctic Circle]] including [[Queen Maud Land]] and [[Peter I Island]], which is contested by [[Westarctica]]. | ||
From 1939 | From 1938 - 1939, Nazi Germany explored a portion of the Norwegian claim and the area was christened ''[[New Swabia|Neu-Schwabenland]]'', but this claim was never formalized and was not recognized by any other nation. | ||
==Westarctica== | ==Westarctica== | ||