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22-742: Lars Christensen was born at Sandar in Vestfold , Norway. Born into a wealthy family, Christensen inherited his whaling fleet from his father, Christen Christensen . After completing middle school in 1899, he received training in Germany and at Newcastle upon Tyne , followed by trade college in Kristiania (now Oslo). He started his career as a ship owner in 1906. He ventured into the whaling industry in 1909, and directed several companies, including Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted , AS Thor Dahl, AS Odd, AS Ørnen, AS Thorsholm and Bryde og Dahls Hvalfangstselskap. Christensen

44-409: A royal resolution changed the name of the municipality to Sandar , the original Old Norse name for the old farm. While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, unemployment , social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads . During its existence, this municipality

66-492: A whale fin. It depicts four stylized figures of whalers with oars in an open boat, with harpoons ready and water spraying. It is made in the style of a compass rose and rotates slowly. Central parts are made of bronze and weighs 26 tons. The dramatic effect is enhanced by the water columns in the fountain that are regulated at different heights. The pool has 128 underwater lights. Around the fountain are stylized reliefs in granite from modern whaling. The costs associated with

88-592: Is a rotating bronze memorial statue situated near the harbor in Sandefjord, Norway . It is located at the end of Jernbanealleen, the main street of the town. The monument was sculpted by Norwegian sculptor Knut Steen , for which he won a competition more than one hundred sculptors had competed in. A commission was granted to Steen in 1953. The work took seven years to complete. It was first unveiled in 1960 and has become one of his most widely recognized works of sculpture. It features an elegant fishing boat raised by

110-604: Is now part of Sandefjord Municipality . The administrative centre was located at Sandar, right by the Sandar Church in what is now the town of Sandefjord . Sandar was located in the southern, coastal part of Vestfold county. The European route E18 highway and the Vestfoldbanen railway line both passed through the municipality. The municipality encircled the whole town of Sandefjord until 1968 when they were merged. The parish of Sandeherred (later spelled Sandar )

132-872: The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters . He was an honorary member of the Norwegian Geographic Society and in the Royal Norwegian Science Society in Trondheim and was awarded of the American Geographical Society David Livingstone Centenary Medal in 1935. Sandar, Norway Sandar (or historically Sandeherred ) is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway . The 120-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1968. The area

154-644: The (now closed) Russian Soyuz station operated. In addition, Ingrid Christensen Coast was named after Christensen's wife, one of the first women to visit Antarctica. During World War II , Christensen was Counsellor of Finance at The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington, DC and a member of the Nortraship Council. After the War, the Thor Dahl Group, under the leadership of Christensen, regained its position as one of

176-731: The British soon abandoned their claim and recognised the island as Norwegian. On the expeditions he financed between 1927 and 1937, Christensen's men discovered and surveyed substantial new land on the Dronning Maud Land and MacRobertson Land coasts. Places in Antarctica named after Christensen include the Lars Christensen Peak , the Lars Christensen Coast as well as Lars Christensen Land, also known as MacRobertson Land, where

198-602: 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 Bouvetøya and the region from Enderby Land to Coats Land . From

220-531: The further expansion of the Whaling Museum's library, which was overseen by shipping broker, author and consultant Bjarne Aagaard (1873–1956), whose extensive book collection also formed a major addition to the library. The Whaler's Monument ( Hvalfangstmonumentet ) was first unveiled in 1960. The rotating bronze memorial statue is situated by the harbour at the end of Jernbanealleen in Sandefjord. The monument

242-623: The leaders in the industry. The business also gained an increasing number of other shipping companies, both tankers and liner shipping. Together with Otto Sverdrup and Oscar Wisting , Christensen initiated an expedition to recover another famous ship, the Fram . In 1935 the Fram was installed in the museum where it now stands; the Fram Museum in Oslo. Sandefjord Whaling Museum ( Hvalfangstmuseet i Sandefjord) )

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264-478: The seaplane brought on the 1936–1937 expedition, members took 2,200 oblique aerial photographs , covering 6,250 square miles (16,200 km). Mrs Christensen became the first woman to fly over the continent. On 1 December 1927, as the leader of one of his financed expeditions, Christensen landed on and claimed the Bouvet Island ( Bouvetøya ) for Norway; it had previously been claimed by Great Britain, but

286-449: The town border. Many famous corporations now associated with Sandefjord had their origins in Sandar including Jotun , Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted and Sandar Fabrikker (a chemical plant dedicated to refining whale oil). The municipality (originally the parish ) was originally named Sandeherred . The name came from the old Sande farm ( Old Norse : Sandar ) since the first Sandar Church

308-451: 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. Endurance , the ship that became famous after Sir Ernest Shackleton's failed Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914,

330-435: Was built there. The first element is the plural form of sandr which means " sand " or " sandbanks ". The last element was added later. It was derived from the old word herað which means "district" or "municipality". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Sandeherred . On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Sandeherad . On 13 March 1931,

352-461: Was created by Norwegian sculptor Knut Steen . The costs associated with the design and construction of the sculpture were donated to the city by Lars Christensen. In 1962, Christensen funded the cost of the construction of Olav Chapel ( Olavskapellet ) in Sandefjord. Outside the building is a relief of Saint Olav by sculptor Ragnhild Butenschøn . The frame around the front door shows Bible motifs designed by Finn Henrik Bodvin . The altar image

374-463: Was donated to Sandefjord in 1917. This was one of the first dedicated museum buildings in Norway. In his travels, Christensen collected a considerable volume of literature, including much on the subject of whaling; his interests included research as well as merely supporting the industry. This material was donated to the library of Sandefjord Museum in the 1920s and 1930s. Christensen also provided funds for

396-419: Was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality encircled the growing town of Sandefjord . On 1 January 1889, an area of Sandeherred (population: 318) was annexed and became part of the town of Sandefjord. In 1931, another area of Sandeherred (population: 66) was transferred to the town of Sandefjord. In 1950, another area of Sandar (population: 226)

418-548: Was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Sandar: The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Sandar was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party . Whaler%27s Monument Whaler's Monument , also known as The Whaling Monument (Norwegian: Hvalfangstmonumentet ),

440-477: Was originally built for Christensen, who intended to use her for Arctic cruises for tourists to hunt polar bears . When this did not happen, Christensen sold the ship to Shackleton. 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

462-721: Was painted by Hugo Lous Mohr . He was decorated as a commander of the Order of Vasa . In 1917, he was appointed Commander of the Order of Dannebrog . He was appointed to knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1931 and received the Commander's Cross with the Star of Order of St. Olav in 1944. Christensen was awarded an honorary doctorate at St. Olaf College . Christensen was a fellow of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters and received its Gunnerus Medal , and an honorary fellow of

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484-531: Was transferred to the town of Sandefjord. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1968, Sandar Municipality (population: 24,898) was merged with the neighboring town of Sandefjord (population: 6,242) to form a new, larger Sandefjord Municipality . During its existence, Sandar was basically the rural area surrounding an urban town. It had its share of industry, mostly located close to

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