Norwegian settlement in Argentina

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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

[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).

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