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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... Deception Island , where he was almost certainly the first to find and penetrate the excellent harbor , which fills the flooded caldera forming the island's interior . Assuming that this island is named for its deceptive nature ...
... island . Nothing could have been more fatal to morale than idleness , and Wild , like Shackleton , was always ... Deception Island should no res- cue be forthcoming from Shackleton . At Deception , in the far western South Shetland ...
... Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands on 6 November on board the whaling ship Hektoria . With secure financial backing , Wilkins had been able to purchase two Lockheed Vega monoplanes and to bring with him two other pilots ...
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MacMillan Donald 18741970 | 393 |
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