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Australian Antarctic Medal recipients

A group stands in front of a ship at the wharf. — Governor General and Director at the time with medal recipients at the Australian Antarctic Medal presentation at Hobart wharf in 2011. Photo: Samuel (Sam) Groves

In 1987, the Australian Antarctic Medal replaced the British Polar Medal in the Australian honours system. The website of the Australian honours system has a list of Polar Medal recipients.

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