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STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW FOR US TAXPAYERS.  THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE
A PAID STAFF, AND NO FOUNDATION OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR ADVISOR RECEIVES A
SALARY OR COMPENSATION IN ANY FORM FROM THE FOUNDATION.  MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE NCDXF CAN BE FOUND ON ITS WEB SITE, WWW. NCDXF. ORG.  PETER I
ISLAND HISTORY ON JANUARY 21, 1821 FABIAN GOTTLIEB VON BELLINGSHAUSEN, AN
ESTONIAN ADMIRAL SAILING UNDER THE RUSSIAN FLAG, DISCOVERED PETER I ISLAND,
NAMING IT AFTER THE RUSSIAN CZAR PETER THE GREAT.  BELLINGSHAUSEN ONLY GOT
WITHIN 15 MILES AND NEVER MADE A LANDING ON THE NEW FOUND ISLAND.  THIS WAS
THE FIRST ISLAND TO BE DISCOVERED SOUTH OF THE ANTARCTIC CIRCLE.  ON
JANUARY 17, 1927 THE NORWEGIAN WHALER ODD I MANNED BY CAPTAIN ANDERSEN
CIRCUMNAVIGATED THE ISLAND, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LAND BECAUSE OF ROUGH SEAS.
THEN ON FEBRUARY 2, 1929 THE SECOND NORVEGIA EXPEDITION LANDED ON THE
ISLAND AND CLAIMED IT IN THE NAME OF NORWAY.  THE CREW SPENT ONE WEEK ON
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Missouri ARC N0SS WB0TPN 2104 2 20 7,758 MO Motor City RC W8MRM KI8GR 2228
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