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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... finally departed from Greenland . Wager and Stephenson climbed 3,316 meters up Mount Forel , the highest altitude achieved in the Arctic to that date , though they were not to reach the summit . Two crossings were made of the Inland Ice ...
... finally came into view on 28 July , Wellman had high hopes of finding the Swedish balloonist Salomon Andrée . With two companions , Andrée was last sighted on 11 July 1897 , floating north toward the Pole from northern Spitsbergen ...
... finally got into the air — and then only for ten minutes before being forced down again . In heavily blowing snow and a biting wind , they spent another hour repairing the engine before they were again airborne in atrocious conditions ...
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