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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... north to meet the pack ice . They followed the ice edge west , making landings on the Charles XII Islands , two small islands north of North East Land . On the same day - 20 August- Antarctic reached 81 ° 14'N , its farthest north ...
... farther north . A quantity of Norse objects , including chain mail and a carpenter's plane , have been found on Skraeling Island ( 79 ° 33'N ) off eastern Ellesmere Island . Interpretation of this find is controversial , since it is ...
... north coast of Greenland as far as he could and , from its northern- most point , make an attempt on the Pole . On ... farther north , culminating in a cape that he named for his most loyal sponsor , Morris K. Jesup . From there , he ...
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MacMillan Donald 18741970 | 393 |
Fiala Anthony 18691950 222 | 395 |
Malygin Stepan d 1764 | 399 |
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