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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... meters in the vicinity of Mount Trident , though not , of course , to the summit . Several important ascents were achieved by Carse's South Georgia Survey , includ- ing Mount Spaaman ( 1,940 meters ) in October 1955 and Mount Paterson ...
... meter brick wall . In addition to bunks for the eight occupants , it contained a kitchen , dining and living rooms , and two laboratories — for meteorology and photography — in a space measuring 8 meters by 5 meters . Some 150 meters of ...
... meter high and just under 6 meters apart . Fringed beneath by tent canvas , they were lashed across on top with more canvas and rope . The area enclosed measured 5.5 meters by 3.7 meters and was nowhere higher than 1.37 meters . In near ...
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