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Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen (8 October 1913 – 25 October 1996)Gravminner i Norge.
DIS Norge. Retrieved on 7 November 2008. was a Norwegian who was the first person born south of the Antarctic Convergence, in
''Antarctic: Nature, History, Utilization, Geographic Names and Bulgarian Participation''.
Sofia: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2014. 368 pp. (in Bulgarian)
Second revised and updated edition
2014. 411 pp. ) The Antarctic Treaty defines Antarctica as any territory located South of the 60th parallel, which excludes both South Georgia and Kerguelen. The first person born in the Antarctic Treaty area (also first on the Antarctic mainland) was
Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen (8 October 1913 – 25 October 1996)Gravminner i Norge.DIS Norge. Retrieved on 7 November 2008. was a Norwegian who was the first person born south of the Antarctic Convergence, in
Grytviken
Grytviken ( ) is a settlement on South Georgia in the South Atlantic and formerly a whaling station and the largest settlement on the island. It is located at the head of King Edward Cove within the larger Cumberland East Bay, considered the bes ...
, South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east� ...
in 1913.
Her father, Fridthjof Jacobsen (1874–1953), settled in South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east� ...
in 1904 to become assistant manager, and from 1914 to 1921 manager of the Grytviken
Grytviken ( ) is a settlement on South Georgia in the South Atlantic and formerly a whaling station and the largest settlement on the island. It is located at the head of King Edward Cove within the larger Cumberland East Bay, considered the bes ...
whaling station. Two other daughters of Jacobsen's and his wife Klara Olette Jacobsen, Signe Fon (Jacobsen) and Åse Jacobsen were also born on the island. Solveig's birth was registered by the resident British Stipendiary Magistrate
Stipendiary magistrates were magistrates that were paid for their work (they received a stipend). They existed in the judiciaries of the United Kingdom and those of several former British territories, where they sat in the lowest-level criminal ...
of South Georgia, James Wilson.
First person born in Antarctica
Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen was the first person born and raised south of the Antarctic Convergence, and South Georgia is usually classified as an Antarctic island and part of theAntarctic
The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and other ...
for that reason. The first human born south of the Convergence was the Australian James Kerguelen Robinson
James Kerguelen Robinson (11 March 1859 – 1914) was an Australian prospector who was the first person born south of the Antarctic Convergence. Robinson Pass was named after him.
Life
Robinson was born in March 1859 on the Kerguelen Islands ...
, born in Kerguelen Islands
The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic constituting one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau, a large ...
on 11 March 1859.Ivanov, L. and N. Ivanova. Livingston Island. In''Antarctic: Nature, History, Utilization, Geographic Names and Bulgarian Participation''.
Sofia: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2014. 368 pp. (in Bulgarian)
Second revised and updated edition
2014. 411 pp. ) The Antarctic Treaty defines Antarctica as any territory located South of the 60th parallel, which excludes both South Georgia and Kerguelen. The first person born in the Antarctic Treaty area (also first on the Antarctic mainland) was
Emilio Palma
Emilio Marcos Des Palma Morella (born 7 January 1978) is an Argentine man who was the first documented person born on the continent of Antarctica.
Biography
Palma was born in Fortín Sargento Cabral at the Esperanza Base, near the tip of the A ...
, born at the Argentine Esperanza Base in 1978.
Death
She died inBuenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
, aged 83, and was buried in Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
, Norway.
Legacy
Jacobsen Valley in Vinson Massif, Antarctica is named after Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen.See also
* History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands *James Kerguelen Robinson
James Kerguelen Robinson (11 March 1859 – 1914) was an Australian prospector who was the first person born south of the Antarctic Convergence. Robinson Pass was named after him.
Life
Robinson was born in March 1859 on the Kerguelen Islands ...
References
History of Antarctica South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands people History of South Georgia Norwegian emigrants to Argentina 1913 births 1996 deaths {{Authority control