Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Bloomsbury Academic, 11. des. 2003 - 797 sider Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
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... Cook Inlet . Cook's report indicated a con- genial region where wildlife and fish abounded . He dismissed the tales of the Indians as hearsay - reports from people who had never visited the area . For nearly 300 miles , the great river ...
... Cook , who had reasons of his own for not claiming discovery . Cook's failure to report seeing Meighen is certainly puzzling given that he describes seeing Axel Heiberg Island 50-80 miles away , but not Meighen just 10 to 15 miles ...
... Cook's voyage marks the death of Terra Australis Incognita and its replacement by the Southern Ocean and , soon , Antarctica . See also : Antarctica ; Cook , James ( 1772-1775 ) ; Southern Ocean References and further reading : Balch ...
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