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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... proved incapable of repeating their voyage the following year . In 1962 , the submarine USS Skate pioneered a new ... prove them wrong . Although he had visited Spitsbergen to conduct geological surveys in 1870 and 1882 and had served as ...
... proved unable to withstand the ice conditions , and stronger , heavier sleds often proved too heavy for the dogs they had with them . Carsten Borchgrevink took dogs from northwest Siberia , Samoyed types that were accustomed to pulling ...
... proved more difficult , but eventually fifty were obtained in the Russian Far East . The expedition was organized quickly , such that Ushakov had only three and a half months to complete preparations before embarking from Archangel in ...
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MacMillan Donald 18741970 | 393 |
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