AW-Text#172 This text is © 1994-96 by Bo Arnholm. It is part of the AmigaWorld software which is © 1993-96 by Wolfgang Lug. It is prohibited by law to include this file in any other software package without the author's written permission. |BPeter I Island|N |RConstitution:|N Monarchy. Norwegian dependency. |RNature and climate:|N Cliffisland in Antarctis that is almost completely covered by snow. Highest peak 1 220 m.a.s.l. |RPeople:|N Uninhabited. |REconomy:|N |RHistory:|N First viewed by a Russian explorer, admiral von Bellinghausen. First embarkment on the island was by a Norwegian expedition in 1929 that hoisted the Norwegian flag. Since 1933 a Norwegian dependency.