Exploring Polar Frontiers: M-ZCovers 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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He was in sight of possible land on 26 December ; the first definite discovery was made five days later when Campbell and Douglas overflew ice - covered land at 66 ° 11'S , 65 ° 10'E . Their sighting was confirmed by Mawson and Campbell ...
For this new discovery only one name was possible : “ Kaiser Franz - Josefs Land , ” for their emperor . For a considerable time , Payer had chafed under Weyprecht's command . Indeed , at one time Weyprecht had secured his obedience ...
More encouragingly , sightings from the air indicated a possible route south along the coastal fast ice and across the shelf ice to the newly discovered sound . This , then , was the route followed on the major sledging journeys that ...
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Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volum 1 William James Mills Utdragsvisning - 2003 |